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cover of episode Jon Stewart on Trump’s Inauguration and Elon Musk's Nazi Salute | Brooke Harrington

Jon Stewart on Trump’s Inauguration and Elon Musk's Nazi Salute | Brooke Harrington

2025/1/21
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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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Jon Stewart: 我是脱口秀主持人,见证了特朗普的就职典礼。这次就职典礼与四年前他煽动国会暴乱的场景形成鲜明对比,他似乎没有表现出任何悔意。拜登总统与特朗普夫妇的会面也体现了权力交接的复杂性。许多曾警告美国人警惕特朗普的人也出席了他的就职典礼,这具有讽刺意味。科技巨头们掌控着主要的通讯方式,他们的出席反映了他们对特朗普的支持以及由此可能带来的潜在影响。拜登总统在其任期结束前夕赦免了他的家人,这引发了人们对其行为的质疑。特朗普再次当选总统以及拜登总统赦免家人的行为,共同构成了缺乏问责制的循环。马丁·路德·金纪念日与特朗普就职典礼同一天举行,这形成了强烈的对比,引发了人们对美国政治现状的反思。 Brooke Harrington: 我是达特茅斯学院的经济社会学家,研究超级富豪的行为。特朗普的就职典礼上科技巨头们的集体出现与以往不同,这反映了美国寡头政治的独特之处。与俄罗斯寡头政治不同,特朗普与美国科技巨头之间缺乏明确的界限,这使得他们的政治影响力更加难以预测。美国的“兄弟寡头政治”(broligarchy)与以往的寡头政治不同,他们拥有明确的政治议程,并试图以反民主的方式行使权力。当前的寡头政治与镀金时代有所不同,主要体现在社会规范的缺失和对政治的直接干预上。俄罗斯寡头政治类似于金字塔式结构,普京作为权力中心,从寡头们那里获取利益。特朗普利用其政府权力来增强其与产业之间的联系,这种裙带资本主义模式的透明度提高了。当前的寡头政治模式消除了所有民主约束和社会规范,这是一种极其危险的情况。我们不应该仅仅关注个体行为,而应该从社会层面思考如何应对寡头政治的挑战。要阻止寡头政治的蔓延,可能需要采取激进的措施,例如革命或大规模罢工。强大的工会能够对抗寡头,成为一股向善的力量。互联网和社交媒体加剧了社会分裂,阻碍了人们团结起来对抗寡头政治。 Michael Kosta: 我是每日秀的记者,报道了特朗普就职典礼。特朗普就职后,经济指标出现积极变化,这被认为是其政策的积极影响。 Desi Lydic: 我是每日秀的记者,报道了特朗普就职典礼。反对特朗普的人对他的政策和行为感到震惊和担忧。 Josh Johnson: 我是每日秀的记者,报道了特朗普就职典礼。马丁·路德·金纪念日与特朗普就职典礼同一天举行,这具有重要的象征意义。

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Jon Stewart's comedic yet critical take on Trump's second inauguration, highlighting the absurdity of the event and questioning the state of American democracy. The presence of tech billionaires, Biden's last-minute pardons, and the overall atmosphere of passive aggression are examined.
  • Trump's return to power four years after the Capitol riot.
  • The presence of tech billionaires like Zuck, Bezos, and Musk.
  • Biden's pardoning of his family members shortly before leaving office.
  • The passive-aggressive nature of the power transfer

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Jon Stewart unravels the absurd "weave" of Trump's Inauguration Day, from Joe Biden's buzzer-beater pardons to the tech billionaire VIPs, to the passive-aggressive transfer of power. Plus, the Best F**kin News Team has full coverage on day one of the second Trump era.

Brooke Harrington, economic sociologist and author of “Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism," discusses modern American oligarchies and the behavior of the ultra-rich. They talk Donald Trump’s “broligarchy” of American tech billionaires, how they differ from the oligarchs of Russia and the Gilded Age, and how a coalition of laborers is the only way to dismantle the system.

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