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How the Wealth Gap Is Reshaping Politics | Xochitl Gonzalez | TED

1.1K views • 3wk ago
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@ChemicalFlare
@@ChemicalFlareImported3wk ago
Well said, thank you for sharing your insight on this important topic. We have a profound imbalance that’s hard to ignore.
@riuphane
@@riuphaneImported3wk ago
Supporting politicians who support us is harder than you make it sound. Most successful politicians are claiming to be doing things for the middle and/or lower classes, but often are not actually following through or their policies are deceptive in how or who they help. And just &quot;being more educated on the topic&quot; or trying to dig into the politician&#39;s history is not straight forward (or in some cases not even an option) for many of the people who need to be voting for more advocacy. Government is required because we can&#39;t all be experts in political science and the policy/decision required, but we&#39;re all expected to know how to pick the best candidate without knowing what that actually means or is... And that knowledge/understanding only gets <b>statistically</b> worse as your economic status gets worse. Nothing said in this talk is wrong, and the call to action is great, but it&#39;s much more complicated and there is so much more making this difficult...
@rebeccaaustin2458
@@rebeccaaustin2458Imported3wk ago
Thank you for painting a clear picture of the increasing divisions we see in socio-political strata. It seems so obvious to some of us that voting for conservative governments - especially corrupt libertarian leaning ones - will mean further erosion of social safety nets, but as you said, fear makes people look to a strongman for assurance.
@mlazarus5388
@@mlazarus5388Imported3wk ago
Why does someone else&#39;s success impact your financial status? I still don&#39;t understand this.
@AcselMitchell
@@AcselMitchellImported3wk ago
pray for Brazil to not come into it too, on the 25th we shall elect Lula again! 13
@Stephen-zq2wf
@@Stephen-zq2wfImported3wk ago
In the MEASURE of Billionaire&#39;s / Year
<br>2025 was the First Year
<br>that the % of Billionaires who &quot;Inherited / Lucky Sperm Club&quot;
<br>Exceeded the % of Billionaires who actually &quot;Earned / Created&quot;
<br>their Wealth
@ansel_ale
@@ansel_aleImported3wk ago
Tax Wealth, Not Income!
@Jasonxbr
@@JasonxbrImported3wk ago
No 💩🗑🕳💯<br>Its the oligarchs and the political establishment of narcissism self-serving tendencies that is 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢Jesus Christ man my god we failed as a constitutional republic 💔
@anthonygrodecki7968
@@anthonygrodecki7968Imported3wk ago
All true but tax the wealthy more and collect that tax, outlaw tax evasion. Look back post ww2 a working class couple could buy a home raising kids. Now it’s impossible. Soon those workers will not have jobs thanks to AI. Good luck use your vote wisely this time
@MohamedAlarbi-h2l
@@MohamedAlarbi-h2lImported3wk ago
God loves you and cares for you so that this message reaches you. God is the one who created this large universe and controls it completely. The greatest loss a person loses in this life is that he lives without knowing God who created him and knowing the Messenger of Muhammad, the last of the messengers, and the Islamic religion, the last of the heavenly religions.  Great intelligence, before you believe in something or not, is to read it, study it, and understand it well, and after that you have the choice to believe in it or not to believe in it. I advise you to do this now, before you no longer have time to do so. Life is very short. It is just a test, just a passage to eternal life. Great advice to those who...  Understands
@nokoolaid
@@nokoolaidImported3wk ago
The problem with politics is that we have a large part of the population who are very NOT self-aware, and metacognition is almost nonexistent. A malignant narcissist comes along and creates scapegoats, like immigrants and trans folks, who have nothing to do with their problems at all. It is a time when dog whistles aren&#39;t even being used, but the quiet part is said out loud, appealing to their bigotry, racism, and fear of others not like them. They don&#39;t see the income inequality and how they are indentured to that top class. In fact, they defend it through ignorance, stupidity, and fear. They were taken for a ride and won&#39;t admit it, even if it&#39;s staring them in the face. There&#39;s no such thing as TDS, and that comes from false consensus bias. They believe everyone thinks as they do, which isn&#39;t true. Like all cults, they double down and make excuse after excuse. Lastly, that goes along with this is a lack of nuanced thinking. It&#39;s binary thinking. Oh, you&#39;re pro-choice, you&#39;re a Biden lover, you&#39;re pro-2A, you&#39;re a Trumpanzee, you think Netanyahu has committed genocide, you&#39;re an antisemite, you call the attacks on Oct. 7 terrorism, and you&#39;re anti-Palestinian. The checkboxes from this thinking put labels on people like a straitjacket. This lack of nuance is partially from group think/conformity, part of it from a lack of intelligence in some, and part of it from a lack of metacognition, which is understanding how one thinks and why, as if from a 3rd party. While I think we&#39;ll get through this phase, I don&#39;t think we&#39;ll fix the underlying issues. Not with billionaires, and not with metacognition. I think this sealed the deal that we&#39;re no longer on top as a nation, too.
@StoriesWithEvelynHart
@@StoriesWithEvelynHartImported3wk ago
The moment she described her card failing over a simple cup of coffee — and the panic that came rushing back from childhood — stayed with me. It takes such courage to be that honest, and her line about inequality being the heart disease of democracy landed deeply. Thank you, Xochitl, for giving words to something so many of us carry quietly. I hope this talk reaches far and wide.