@theinterview_nyt: “As the world changes, our elites are changing, are becoming more fascist,” the author Naomi Klein said on “The Interview.” In a new book, Klein and Astra Taylor, two influential leftist thinkers, argue that we are experiencing the rise of “end times fascism.” They see a coalition of religious fundamentalists, anti-immigration operatives and tech oligarchs actively hastening the destruction of the world as we know it. In a discussion with David Marchese, Klein and Taylor talk about the growth of apocalyptic thinking and how it can be countered. Watch it at the link in our bio. Video by The New York Times #astrataylor #naomiklein #theinterview

MisterDee75 :

Basically they don’t plan on us being here. They just want the world to themselves and they believe AI and robots will be their servants. Not people

Zoe Bowie :

the goal of the oligarchs is to destroy the concept of the nation state so that they can play king over their own lil states. Their lust for power is not compatible with the current world order

Merideth Anthony💙🏳️‍🌈🇵🇭 :

If I were a billionaire, I would build hospitals, fund scholarships, and work to house the unhoused

vampi80 :

these are the most greedy people in humanity

DONNY TACO :

Tax them 90% on everything.

jjjp002 :

The boogie man in people’s imagination of Communism/socialism means a centrally planned economy dictated by a handful of rich men. What do you think the us economy looks like now?

Conmanx :

Honestly, it's the individualism here in the states that gave birth to that because it dissolves responsibility to others and empathy. That's just been magnified with money.

Tiffaney :

The money has them disillusioned. They feel they can rule over us bc they feel superior to us bc they are so rich.

Flossy :

It’s wild that we’re just having podcast convos like ‘yeah so fascists ARE actually ruining everything, who would have thought?!’

sjcass4498 :

Watching folks being confused by all this is so interesting, when the western world had this same discussion in the 19th century. Are we having collective amnesia? Or are we just not intellectually curious?

GlassGuyBob :

Obviously they were just acting before. The mask is off now.

Wainiooo :

Incredible take on their change of Go to market strategy. Before Trump, they positioned themselves as the ones to save the world. Now they adapted to the new leadership. Have they always been who they are, or are they simply that easy changed

BitterSweetBite666 :

They are now realizing they don't have to care what people think, they don't need subscribers or followers because they have AI! They don't need workers. they're drunk with power because of the realization of how much they can control! To hell with the human race.

6364637299t :

Why can’t these wealthy people just be happy to be rich and help people? They are sick individuals who will never find happiness because they are looking in the wrong direction

TokyoSax :

We need a maximum wage.

RKGaskins :

Of course it is; the richer you become after a certain point (hundred million?) the more you are insulated from real people and the more you see ‘regular’ people as expendable sheep.

Ben Greener889 :

They are rich, not elite

stnrzheaven :

souls are cheap, especially the rich ones'

:^) :

They’ve also all just cooked their brains. Echo chambers online and in their elite social circles, being surrounded by sycophants, the illusion that their success proves their genius, just the corrupting force of extreme wealth itself. Many were also egomaniacal and amoral to begin with.

hanxisms :

Societies don't survive their wealthy.

Rachelle Lavoie 🍉 :

The money has changed them, but they were always born selfish

Pdizz :

SpyFoxx :

With an army of MILLIONS of “temporarily embarrassed BILLIONAIRES” willing to maintain the system that created these oligarchs

out on the periphery :

Making them? Every corporation is a dictatorship, that’s the entire corporate structure. Every single one.

Roy Diaz I :

us vs them👍