The last two years have dramatized and clarified what has been true for some time now, which is an elite plutocratic class is not just leaving the rest of the world behind, but is thriving precisely by stepping on the necks of everybody else. Anand Giridharadas More Quotes by Anand Giridharadas More Quotes From Anand Giridharadas To have come of age during and after the global financial crisis of 2008 is to belong to a generation often unable to do what an American could once expect, and to do what was once expected: Get a job, pay off student loans, and find a place of your own. Anand Giridharadas generationplacejobage The burden of citizenship is accepting that what is neither your fault nor your responsibility may be your problem. Anand Giridharadas faultyourproblemresponsibility Our technology promises the magic of constant connectedness. Yet we feel loss in being atomized on separate screens, trapped in filter bubbles of belief, bobbing in a sharing economy in which the technologists seem to own all the shares. Anand Giridharadas promisesfeelmagictechnology It requires some intelligent reframing to make people see commonalities that they don't otherwise see. To me, the Tea Party and the Occupy movement are, in many ways, saying the same thing, but it requires a bit of imagination to get people to see that. Anand Giridharadas meimaginationteapeople One of my clearest impressions about India as a child was that my parents' stories would have been impossible had they stayed. Of course, such a vision was self-serving, for it made a virtue of our displacement. Anand Giridharadas parentschildvisionimpossible Mr. Trump is an entertainer, bringing a rawness and wildness to the presidential race that no other candidate can come close to matching. Anand Giridharadas candidatecomematchingrace There is an unwritten social rule now that you can harangue the wealthy to give money away, but you mustn't ask how the money was made. There are no galas celebrating the money people knew better than to seek. Charity begins after profit. Anand Giridharadas betteryoumoneypeople Our globalized, automated economy is full of magic - Everyday Low Prices and next-day delivery on that single Gatorade you one-clicked. But it is also full of loss - of jobs, of the dignity of steady work, of chances to rise. Anand Giridharadas youmagiclosswork In my reporting, I've found that real change escapes many change-makers because powerful illusions guide their projects. Anand Giridharadas becausepowerfulrealchange Our societies have experienced the magic that occurs when pluralism flourishes and the marginalized assume their proper powers. But loss stalks those victories, as millions revolt against change and supremacies resurface. Anand Giridharadas againstmagicchangeloss To spend time in Silicon Valley in a year of political upheaval is, on one level, soothing. It is pleasant to hear talk of wearables, walled gardens, and disruptive beverages in between updates about mass deportation. Anand Giridharadas talkyearpoliticaltime I'm a son of immigrants. I'm not going to reduce my commitment to immigration. But can I empathize with the fact that if your town was 95 percent all white and now it's down to 60, that that can scare you? Can I empathize with that? Yeah. Anand Giridharadas downyouwhiteson My hairstyle is not common in India, where my parents come from. Anand Giridharadas hairstyleparentswhereindia I'm a Cleveland Indian by birth. Anand Giridharadas clevelandindianbirth Taking offense is, in fact, one of the few things that brings us together. Anand Giridharadas factusthingstogether If you think America is great, remember that every person telling you otherwise may carry a clue to making it greater. Anand Giridharadas greatthinkyouremember We know that enlightened capital didn't get rid of the slave trade. Anand Giridharadas getknowslavetrade Right after college, after growing up in the United States, I moved to India, broadly telling the story of how an old and stagnant country was suddenly waking up. And I came home, back to America, in 2009 after telling that story and writing a book about that. Anand Giridharadas collegehomecountrybook I live in places where, although I don't take public stands, I'm surrounded by liberals, and I've spent a lot of time in this country talking to people who have very different views than the people I live around and trying to see kind of what's in common beneath those conversations. Anand Giridharadas livetimecountrypeople When rooted, you observe how systems actually affect people. Anand Giridharadas observehowyoupeople
