"The biggest divide in our politics is not left vs right"
- James Talarico Quotes

- Jul 31
- 1 min read
Transcript:
00:00:00 - I think of politics now less as left versus right, and much more as top versus bottom,
00:00:07 - because I just see how we are all pitted against each other.
00:00:11 - And I mean literally.
00:00:12 - Sure.
00:00:13 - These social media platforms, they only get clicks when there's conflict, right?
00:00:18 - They don't get clicks when we're having a conversation, when we're understanding each
00:00:21 - other.
00:00:22 - Right.
00:00:23 - That doesn't get anybody any profit.
00:00:24 - Right.
00:00:25 - And so the Rupert Murdoch's of the world, the cable news networks, the social media
00:00:29 - platforms, the Zuckerberg's and Musk's, these platforms are literally tearing us apart.
00:00:33 - You're onto something.
00:00:34 - I think what you're saying is absolutely true, though, that it's not us versus them.
00:00:40 - It's the top versus the bottom.


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