The 'Robber Barons' Who Tried to Save America w/ Stormy Waters - Complete
Summary
This episode explores the "Business Plot," a 1933 conspiracy by American industrialists like J.P. Morgan and Henry Ford to install a fascist government, inspired by their admiration for Hitler’s economic revival. The host argues that these figures, often villainized as robber barons, were actually a duty-driven aristocracy who built America’s wealth and infrastructure, such as Grand Central Station and public libraries. The discussion contrasts their legacy with modern elites, highlighting how the New Deal and media campaigns like the "Money Trust" scandal dismantled their power. The episod…
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