Rich getting RICHER #economy #japan

Rich getting RICHER #economy #japan

It’s bad that everyone else is getting poorer. Japan has a stagnant GDP. Have you been to Tokyo? Can we lose a war? Wind up like this? The total economic activity. Oh, no. No. At some point, the basic economics really matter. And they matter because not that it’s bad that rich people are getting richer. It’s bad that everyone else is getting poorer. And it’s especially bad that young people can’t afford homes. Let me just put a very precise point on this. Japan has a stagnant GDP. Have you been to Tokyo? It’s the single most radicalizing experience you’ll ever have because it’s just so nice. You lost the war. Really? Can we lose a warning? Wind up like

Tucker Carlson dives into one of the most thought-provoking economic and cultural comparisons in recent memory. In this clip, Carlson highlights a paradox that challenges traditional American narratives around power, success, and national failure. He argues that despite Japan’s stagnant GDP and having lost a devastating war, cities like Tokyo represent a level of functionality, safety, and societal well-being that far surpasses what many American cities currently offer.

“Have you ever been to Tokyo?” he asks. “It’s the single most radicalizing experience you’ll ever have because it’s just so nice.” Carlson brings this up not just as a passing compliment, but as a critique of America’s current trajectory — where rising GDP numbers and the stock market mask the deeper rot of an economy that increasingly excludes the younger generation and middle class from basic opportunities like home ownership.

He warns that while it’s not inherently bad that the rich are getting richer, what’s terrifying is that everyone else is getting poorer. This increasing divide, he says, has catastrophic implications. Japan’s model of national loss followed by societal functionality seems more appealing in comparison to America’s current model of supposed success paired with chaotic decline in quality of life for ordinary citizens.

Carlson doesn’t mince words when discussing how the younger generation is being priced out of the American Dream. “Let me just put a precise point on this,” he says, “young people can’t afford homes.” That one statement echoes the sentiment of millions of Americans who feel locked out of a system built by previous generations but now rigged to serve only the elite.

What if everything we’ve been told about “winning” and “success” is backwards? What if Japan’s defeat allowed it to rebuild in a more practical, humane, and focused manner—while America’s success bred decadence, fragmentation, and systemic inequality?

This moment opens the floor to a radical reevaluation of what prosperity and national identity really mean in the 21st century. Carlson’s critique doesn’t come from a place of defeatism—it’s a call to reimagine how economic strength should actually translate into a better life for everyday citizens.

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