VIDEO: John Oliver Rants Brilliantly About Income Inequality and the Deluded 'American Dream'

[madokie]

We have widest wealth gap since the Roaring '20s. "Nothing ominous about that."

John Oliver loves American optimism. Even when it is blatantly wrong-headed.

Because, unfortunately, the HBO comedian pointed out in an epic rant on Sunday night, that optimism is woefully misplaced when it comes to the subject of severe income inequality. America's biggest losers in the income inequality game are not about to win the lottery. Ain't gonna happen. The game is rigged.

Remember when Obama mentioned the words "income inequality" some 26 times in a speech about a year and a half ago? He said it was the "defining challenge" of our time. For about five minutes it was all anyone was talking about in the media. It was, "You better watch your ass income inequality, you're about to get violently ameliorated," Oliver quips.

Ha! Dropped completely from the discussion. Why? Because anyone who talks about it is accused of class warfare, Oliver points out.

http://www.alternet.org/video/video-john-oliver-rants-brilliantly-about-income-inequality-and-deluded-american-dream

[daleanime]

1. K&R....

[Brigid]

2. "It's never too early . . .

"To start protecting your imaginary lottery winnings."

John Oliver has just delivered an economics lecture any college professor should envy. All of them should be showing this video in their classes.

BTW, if enough of the 99% ever figure this out, *then* we can talk about "class warfare."

[Cha]

3. K&R.. thanks madokie

[Surya Gayatri]

4. Excellent find...thanks for posting, madokie.

Rarely has the absurd reality of the "American Dream" been explained so clearly and so hilariously.

[Brigid]

5. If only John Steinbeck could see this.

He'd love it.

[Surya Gayatri]

6. God rest his soul--a true liberal and humanist!

He would have loved the hilarious and scathing revelation of absurdity.