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Jason Johnson: Elon Musk, the Zuckerbergs, the Thiels ‘Present Themselves Like Tony Stark’ But They’re Really Like Rick Sanchez of ‘Rick and Morty’
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MSNBC

Name: MSNBC
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The Beat With Ari Melber

Name: The Beat With Ari Melber
URL: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-live-ari-melber
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Ari Melber
, Jason Johnson

Name: Ari Melber
Employment: MSNBC
Position: Co-host

Name: Jason Johnson
Employment: Hiram College
Position: Professor
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02/24/2025 09:31 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT 400 years ░░░░░░░░ it s the same ░░░░░░░░ as some say Jason ░░░░░░░░ thoughts on all the ░░░░░░░░ You know I love ░░░░░░░░ concept and I think ░░░░░░░░ s very important for ░░░░░░░░ to understand You can ░░░░░░░░ all oligarchs are bad ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ reasonable argument to be ░░░░░░░░ But these are not ░░░░░░░░ The Elon Musk the ░░░░░░░░ the Peter Thiel s ░░░░░░░░ re not motivated by ░░░░░░░░ long term future and ░░░░░░░░ They re not trying ░░░░░░░░ create universities and foundations ░░░░░░░░ their name will carry ░░░░░░░░ In many respects they ░░░░░░░░ nihilists They think that ░░░░░░░░ is over They think ░░░░░░░░ only way that we ░░░░░░░░ transcend is through their ░░░░░░░░ These guys present themselves ░░░░░░░░ Tony stark right But ░░░░░░░░ re really more like ░░░░░░░░ Sanchez and rick and ░░░░░░░░ They re They re ░░░░░░░░ addicted people who may ░░░░░░░░ brilliant in their own ░░░░░░░░ but you don t ░░░░░░░░ them running anything And ░░░░░░░░ we see that with ░░░░░░░░ way that Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ Twitter We see that ░░░░░░░░ Mark Zuckerberg saying yeah ░░░░░░░░ learned how to be ░░░░░░░░ real man because I ░░░░░░░░ doing mixed martial arts ░░░░░░░░ you re 40 something ░░░░░░░░ old You re just ░░░░░░░░ out how to be ░░░░░░░░ man All of these ░░░░░░░░ would be fine if ░░░░░░░░ guys were just in ░░░░░░░░ or they were only ░░░░░░░░ But once they start ░░░░░░░░ an influence on policy ░░░░░░░░ kind of use of ░░░░░░░░ to fulfill whatever gaps ░░░░░░░░ going on inside of ░░░░░░░░ is not a smart ░░░░░░░░ to run a country ░░░░░░░░ that s what people ░░░░░░░░ to be aware of ░░░░░░░░ they re voting for ░░░░░░░░ who wants to stand ░░░░░░░░ to these men Professor ░░░░░░░░ being the fellow erudite ░░░░░░░░ scholar that he is ░░░░░░░░ up rick and morty ░░░░░░░░ know Rick Sanchez in ░░░░░░░░ great sci fi cartoon ░░░░░░░░ sort of the mob ░░░░░░░░ I welcome your boos ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen what ░░░░░░░░ cheer for and you ░░░░░░░░ at some of what ░░░░░░░░ gone viral in the ░░░░░░░░ space.
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