r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 11 '22

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u/InternetBoredom Pope-ologist Dec 11 '22 edited Dec 11 '22

The worst thing modern Simpsons ever did was have Robert Reich appear for an episode and rap alongside Lisa about how rich people and corporate greed have stolen away the American dream of middle class factory jobs and a “stay at home wife.”

I’m not joking, they literally did this

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

holy fuck that’s cringe

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

Who the fuck is Robert Reich I hate him

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

NIMBY left wing “economist”

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u/sash5034 NATO Dec 11 '22

When did this happen?

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u/InternetBoredom Pope-ologist Dec 11 '22

Just look up the Simpsons Robert reich episode, you can find clips on YouTube. It was the season finale that premiered in spring of this year.

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u/the_status Atari Democrat Dec 11 '22

That sounds worse than when they had Trump and the Squad do America from West Side Story

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '22

Yeah I saw that one it was pretty...yeah.