Unironically Jeff Bezos would be heralded by Marx (& Kojeve) as the greatest living economic central planner. Communism is literally just an Amazon for all things turned into a Public Good.
Mr. Bezos is my printing, shipping and payment vendor. He does such an excellent job that I bought stock in his company.
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If he was born in China, Jeff Bezos would be Xi Jinping. Instead— he’s Jeff Bezos. This is what poor incentives for elites does to a society.
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America once put its “best & brightest” to work on Public Goods. This is what the New Deal was. Now— they become consultants, lobbyists, & silicon valley capitalists.
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In a “Red Aristocracy” there is still the concept of Noblesse Oblige. Under “Democratic Oligarchy” there is only Plundering.
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Trump’s major symbolic appeal that is never mentioned is that he appeals to Noblesse Oblige as his motivation.
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