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The Victim of Tyranny and Opression Starter Pack
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Tom Nichols
@RadioFreeTom
It's not about poverty. It's about the blunted expectations of a middle-class that thinks the bills never come due and that bad choices are always the fault of some shadowy cabal somewhere. These are not poor people.
Kurt Andersen
@KBAndersen
“Nearly 60% of the people facing charges related to the Capitol riot showed signs of money troubles...a quarter had been sued for money owed, 1 in 5 faced losing their home.”
18% of them have been bankrupt. But it turns out so have 10% of all Americans. https://washingtonpost.com/business
@RadioFreeTom
It's not about poverty. It's about the blunted expectations of a middle-class that thinks the bills never come due and that bad choices are always the fault of some shadowy cabal somewhere. These are not poor people.
Kurt Andersen
@KBAndersen
“Nearly 60% of the people facing charges related to the Capitol riot showed signs of money troubles...a quarter had been sued for money owed, 1 in 5 faced losing their home.”
18% of them have been bankrupt. But it turns out so have 10% of all Americans. https://washingtonpost.com/business
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