Matthew Dowd: The Civil War Was Also About the ‘Oligarchy’ Convincing the Working Class that the ‘Cultural Elites’ Are the Enemies

RUSH TRANSCRIPT I mean ░░░░░░░░ s really concerned He ░░░░░░░░ He said it sounds ░░░░░░░░ but I m really ░░░░░░░░ Are you as concerned ░░░░░░░░ Well as you know ░░░░░░░░ we had a conversation ░░░░░░░░ 10 days ago and ░░░░░░░░ asked me who the ░░░░░░░░ of the week were ░░░░░░░░ I said the oligarchs ░░░░░░░░ months ago And I ░░░░░░░░ they continue to win ░░░░░░░░ week because of the ░░░░░░░░ to power as Mr ░░░░░░░░ was illuminating I mean ░░░░░░░░ think you ve just ░░░░░░░░ for a little history ░░░░░░░░ here I mean we ░░░░░░░░ struggled with this kind ░░░░░░░░ thing for since human ░░░░░░░░ of powerful people with ░░░░░░░░ resources trying to get ░░░░░░░░ power and lord it ░░░░░░░░ the others no matter ░░░░░░░░ system of government I ░░░░░░░░ aristotle was the one ░░░░░░░░ first coined the term ░░░░░░░░ in the fourth century ░░░░░░░░ and we ve had ░░░░░░░░ struggle throughout American history ░░░░░░░░ mean people forget that ░░░░░░░░ civil war was about ░░░░░░░░ things Obviously slavery being ░░░░░░░░ primary primary driving issue ░░░░░░░░ it was also about ░░░░░░░░ oligarchy in the south ░░░░░░░░ was an oligarchy in ░░░░░░░░ south driven that That ░░░░░░░░ why they wanted to ░░░░░░░░ because they wanted to ░░░░░░░░ their power and money ░░░░░░░░ by slavery obviously and ░░░░░░░░ vast sums of wealth ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen it ░░░░░░░░ our history in 1920s ░░░░░░░░ before the Great Depression ░░░░░░░░ was the greatest level ░░░░░░░░ economic inequality with a ░░░░░░░░ number of people holding ░░░░░░░░ amounts of wealth That ░░░░░░░░ obviously because of FDR ░░░░░░░░ policies world war two ░░░░░░░░ the growth of the ░░░░░░░░ class But I ll ░░░░░░░░ you a fact that ░░░░░░░░ think should be exceedingly ░░░░░░░░ at this moment And ░░░░░░░░ think it s why ░░░░░░░░ Biden is talking about ░░░░░░░░ now Thank god is ░░░░░░░░ combined wealth of the ░░░░░░░░ hundred billionaires in America ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk and Zuckerberg ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Bezos are part ░░░░░░░░ are the leaders of ░░░░░░░░ more wealth more wealth ░░░░░░░░ the 75 million people ░░░░░░░░ voted for vice president ░░░░░░░░ combined the few hundred ░░░░░░░░ more wealth than 75 ░░░░░░░░ people who voted for ░░░░░░░░ vice president combined in ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ incredible It s an ░░░░░░░░ situation And the problem ░░░░░░░░ see is the same ░░░░░░░░ repeating itself of what ░░░░░░░░ in the civil war ░░░░░░░░ the aftermath where the ░░░░░░░░ class whites of the ░░░░░░░░ who had nothing to ░░░░░░░░ by maintaining the system ░░░░░░░░ because they got nothing ░░░░░░░░ of it they got ░░░░░░░░ out of the plantations ░░░░░░░░ got nothing out of ░░░░░░░░ But we re convinced ░░░░░░░░ of cultural sort of ░░░░░░░░ and division that the ░░░░░░░░ working class who should ░░░░░░░░ sided with the north ░░░░░░░░ this and should have ░░░░░░░░ with more freedom and ░░░░░░░░ have sided with the ░░░░░░░░ slaves ended up becoming ░░░░░░░░ of that sort of ░░░░░░░░ thing And that led ░░░░░░░░ civil rights and that ░░░░░░░░ people And this is ░░░░░░░░ fear today Back then ░░░░░░░░ people convinced the white ░░░░░░░░ class was not the ░░░░░░░░ wasn t the enemy ░░░░░░░░ were gobbling up everything ░░░░░░░░ was these cultural elites ░░░░░░░░ were the enemy in ░░░░░░░░ mind And it s ░░░░░░░░ same thing is happening ░░░░░░░░ The powerful people are ░░░░░░░░ to segment off the ░░░░░░░░ working class who are ░░░░░░░░ no benefit from this ░░░░░░░░ will suffer in the ░░░░░░░░ presidency and the Trump ░░░░░░░░ But the same thing ░░░░░░░░ repeating itself in our ░░░░░░░░ again.