"Think migrant farmworkers have it bad? Talk to anyone who works in an Amazon fulfillment center, where every step an employee takes is tracked electronically by management; fail to account for a five-minute period and youâre punished. No textile mill ever dehumanized its workers more thoroughly. Yet when was the last time you heard a liberal criticize working conditions at Amazon? You wonât. Amazon is the future. Jeff Bezos supported Hillary for president. So did virtually all the most successful CEOs. Amazingly, liberals support them back. The distinction between successful businessman and progressive political activist gets blurrier by the day."
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Tucker Carlson, Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution (2018)
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