My theory is that 1970s gas lines are to the lore of American political economy what the 1920s hyperinflation is to the lore of German political economy.

American Psycho 'Huey Lewis scene' but it's me explaining how F&F is about family, but also so much more; like white guys speaking in AAVE; the political-economy of fight scenes between The Rock and Jason Statham; and how the far-east is a as respawn point for previously dead characters. Hey, Paul,

None of this happened in a vacuum. Speaking as an American, the criticism from other countries has been well-earned.

Robocop. No hesitation. A searing indictment of the American political and libidinal economy.

It’s almost like every single cycle regardless of circumstances is framed as a giant problem for Democrats and libs, a broken clock that is occasionally right but only by chance. It’s wild that this very obvious pattern in American political economy is newly discovered every year or two.

American prosperity is also a product of a stable political economy. It’s enjoyed 200 years of largely uninterrupted growth because there haven’t been any Pol Pots or Fransisco Nguemas, but the period where you can reliably depend on that not happening is clearly over.

I got in an argument at a lefty reading group about this very thing but “Settlers” does an excellent job debunking this myth. The 20th century pre-neoliberal American political economy was deeply violently racist, long before those jobs went overseas. Also the average MAGA voter is quite well off.

These American economics charlatans (along with Kiyosaki or whatever his name is) make me want to die, as someone who actually studied economics and political economy