Trump is betraying his base. But at the victory speech he said, We going to deport a lot of people and bring a lot of people in. Few heard that part. I did though. And here we are.
Trump is betraying his base. But at the victory speech he said, We going to deport a lot of people and bring a lot of people in. Few heard that part. I did though. And here we are.
What Trump might have meant/said and immigrant visas/sociopolitical engineering nuance aside, it's also about economic growth or, in the face of economic/energy decline (and the wars abroad about it), a kind of 'Red Queen' running and progressive increases in the speed, just to stay in one place.
Ron Anselmo mentioned to me in a previous thread the 'classic' 'immigrants living 8 to a one-bedroom apartment/flat', though neither of us mentioned the monied ones who also immigrate. Our bad.
Money's energy; energy's money. The MIC helps ensure that 'Am-a gonna git me some.'. Petrodollar; BRICS+.
Over here, we had a small relatively-run-down district not too many years ago that's now all spit-and-polish and full of cafes and restos and immigrants owning, running and frequenting them. That's taxes and fees, etc., in the governments' eyes/pockets-- who cares about the quasi-original, in part so-called 'White' or 'Black', locals. They proved their 'worth' by in part falling off the wagon and onto the streets to remain for a time.
Tokens aside, the Musk, Trump, Vivek, etc. clique are about maintaining, for as long as possible, the status-quo that they benefit from, being 'elite businessmen/parasites' and all that.
Ultimately, the MAGA crowd may find that they're at odds with that, with the status-quo-- itself now beginning to hit the rocks against the new incoming surf.
Oh ya, one other thing, maybe more: I looked up, maybe 10 or so years ago, what the deal was with Elon and found that he simply lucked-out with Dad giving him about $27 000; Compaq (before disappearing) buying his biz for an insane amount and then government-- you know, The People?-- giving him yet much more for much of what he's now generally known for. (Maybe a similar story with Trump.)
But he has relatively very little skin in the game per se, or boots on the ground. (That's why he can dick around on X.) That belongs to those who work/slave for him...
Which, naturally, feeds back into what I just started with in this comment...
And, too, as you write, here we are.
The People own most everything that Musk is known and takes the credit for, they just don't realize it.
Are the immigrants, Musk et al. and their wage-slaves helping to pay our monthly benefits and/or proto-Universal Basic Incomes? And do we have enough to purchase all their gizmos to boot (never mind a patch of poor land and a humble house)?
Trump is betraying his base. But at the victory speech he said, We going to deport a lot of people and bring a lot of people in. Few heard that part. I did though. And here we are.
~ Surf-'N'-Turf ~
What Trump might have meant/said and immigrant visas/sociopolitical engineering nuance aside, it's also about economic growth or, in the face of economic/energy decline (and the wars abroad about it), a kind of 'Red Queen' running and progressive increases in the speed, just to stay in one place.
Ron Anselmo mentioned to me in a previous thread the 'classic' 'immigrants living 8 to a one-bedroom apartment/flat', though neither of us mentioned the monied ones who also immigrate. Our bad.
Money's energy; energy's money. The MIC helps ensure that 'Am-a gonna git me some.'. Petrodollar; BRICS+.
Over here, we had a small relatively-run-down district not too many years ago that's now all spit-and-polish and full of cafes and restos and immigrants owning, running and frequenting them. That's taxes and fees, etc., in the governments' eyes/pockets-- who cares about the quasi-original, in part so-called 'White' or 'Black', locals. They proved their 'worth' by in part falling off the wagon and onto the streets to remain for a time.
Tokens aside, the Musk, Trump, Vivek, etc. clique are about maintaining, for as long as possible, the status-quo that they benefit from, being 'elite businessmen/parasites' and all that.
Ultimately, the MAGA crowd may find that they're at odds with that, with the status-quo-- itself now beginning to hit the rocks against the new incoming surf.
Oh ya, one other thing, maybe more: I looked up, maybe 10 or so years ago, what the deal was with Elon and found that he simply lucked-out with Dad giving him about $27 000; Compaq (before disappearing) buying his biz for an insane amount and then government-- you know, The People?-- giving him yet much more for much of what he's now generally known for. (Maybe a similar story with Trump.)
But he has relatively very little skin in the game per se, or boots on the ground. (That's why he can dick around on X.) That belongs to those who work/slave for him...
Which, naturally, feeds back into what I just started with in this comment...
And, too, as you write, here we are.
The People own most everything that Musk is known and takes the credit for, they just don't realize it.
Are the immigrants, Musk et al. and their wage-slaves helping to pay our monthly benefits and/or proto-Universal Basic Incomes? And do we have enough to purchase all their gizmos to boot (never mind a patch of poor land and a humble house)?
Then life is good. Carry on, peon.