So far, I regret to say the country has not been offered an answer it can live with. The reason reveals a truth that no one likes to say plainly in this town, that The progressive cultural elite and the corporate donor class are not in any meaningful sense, opponents. They share boards, they share conferences, they share universities, they share HOAs. They draft each other's white papers, they fund each other's foundations, they marry each other's children, for heaven's sake. (29:46–29:52)
CLAIM
Asserts that progressive elites and corporate donors are aligned rather than opposed.
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