In recent years, television personality Mike Rowe has amassed a wildly popular following due to alleged working-class straight talk about topics ranging from the affordability of college to reasserting a culture of pride in craftsmanship and labor. From his 5.2 million Facebook followers to his cable programs, his everyman schtick, on its surface, can be very appealing: after all, who doesn’t love a hard day’s work and loathe detached, ivory tower eggheads?
But hiding under his superficially appealing blue-collar façade is dangerous ideology, one funded by the Koch Brothers and other far-right, anti-labor corporate interests and specifically tailored to pick off a certain constituency of Home Depot Democrats while pushing political impotence, anti-union narratives and anti-intellectualism. Through a clever combination of working class affectation and folksy charm – often exploiting real fears about a decline in industrialization – Rowe has cultivated an image that claims to be pro-worker, but primarily exists to line the pockets of their boss.
oh yea, we knew his allegience when trump won his 1st term, he gave the interview “its not so bad, and you should accept it” yea we know your trying to surgar coat your support for him.
Mike Rowe.
Had a really good following when he did Dirty Jobs and then did a hard pivot to conservative, anti-union, pro-profiteering talking head.
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of course the Koch brothers involved, its either Koch, OR putin funded.
Thats why EVERY SINGLE MENTION of “Soros!” has to be immediately responded with “Kochs”
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doubt conservatives know who koch brothers are, they dont read too deep.
It makes them feel funny to say the word ‘Koch’.
I have to agree with this. He has become such an asshole.
oh yea, we knew his allegience when trump won his 1st term, he gave the interview “its not so bad, and you should accept it” yea we know your trying to surgar coat your support for him.
proven in court by the way
I’m not familiar with that. Can you cite a source, please?
Anyone who does a “buy gold” commercial is instantaneously persona non grata for me. Such a remarkable litmus test. Mike Rowe is one of them.
Or the “Reverse Mortgage” scam. Looking at you Tom Selleck!
No mustache can save you now
I like him. He feels like one of the only podcast guests out there who actually acknowledges that not everyone works in an office or a startup.
Robert Evans from Behind the Bastards has the same attitude but with a political ideology that actually supports blue collar workers.
*Robert Evans.
Thank you. Corrected.
Evan?