THE RECAPTURING OF AMERICA
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✍️ The article discusses the parallels between the 1929 stock market crash and the current political and economic climate, highlighting the phenomenon of 'capture' where powerful individuals and institutions co-opt regulatory bodies and the press to serve their own interests.
👉 The 1929 stock market crash was powered by a combination of greed, hubris, and capture 👉 Capture refers to the phenomenon where powerful individuals and institutions co-opt regulatory bodies and the press to serve their own interests 👉 The Trump administration and powerful individuals and institutions are working to undermine regulatory bodies and the press to serve their own interests 👉 Capture can lead to economic collapse and undermine the integrity of the financial system 👉 Capture can also have moral implications, as it can dramatically alter a society's conception of what is acceptable
-- #AndrewRossSorkin #JohnJ.Raskob #WilliamDurant #HerbertHoover #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #ElizabethWarren #J.PierpontMorgan #ThomasLamont #JustinSun #CarlosWatson #JasonGalanis #GeorgeSantos #TrevorMilton #Manhattan #NewYork #Washington #Ukraine #politics
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