Summary
On a recent episode of “On With Kara Swisher,” guests including economists Mariana Mazzucato, Paul Krugman, and Oren Cass tore into Elon Musk for his hypocrisy over government subsidies.
They highlighted that Tesla received nearly $5 billion by 2015 and that Tesla and SpaceX have benefited from over $20 billion in federal contracts, accusing Musk of attacking state-funded support while benefiting from it.
“Slamming” became a stale trope once it became obvious that you can’t shame the shameless.
Stop trying to simply call out fascists. Start telling anti-fascists what to do about them.
Just stopping the suppression of anti-facism would go a long way.
While I get the sentiment, these are the opinions of economists. I don’t think they have any idea what to do to actually stop fascists.
I think at best, reporters would be able to interview anti-fascists for what we should do. I just doubt they have a stable of anti-fascists to call on for interviews.
I’m not entirely sure who they would call upon. So I can’t make any real recommendations, either.