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turbinetree

(27,558 posts)
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 06:37 PM Jan 2

Fox News Psychotherapist: The Left Needs To 'Admire The Rich' Instead Of Hating Them

Once upon a time we had an actual media that didn't genuflect for the rich and powerful.

By John Amato — January 2, 2026

Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist on Fox News, blamed many health conditions among the US working class on not being servile enough to the very wealthy.

It's not enough that the uber-rich control much of the economy, Albert proclaims; we must be kind to them.

Alpert takes a page from Jamie Dimon's whining, claiming that "demonizing the rich is not helpful for the broader society."

https://crooksandliars.com/2026/01/fox-news-psychotherapist-left-needs-admire

Hey psychotherapist guy have you ever googled wages/taxes from the haves to the have nots.......here let me help you ......

https://americansfortaxfairness.org/based-wealth-growth-26-top-billionaires-paid-average-income-tax-rate-just-4-8-6-recent-years/

Maybe Diamon can read a book about 1929 and ask what J.P. Morgan was doing in 1929.............with customers..............

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samsingh

(18,426 posts)
2. i think we have gone from admiring Billionaires to realizing how much they are becoming dictators
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 06:40 PM
Jan 2

they use the system that we pay for to enrich themselves, buy favors, and pay bribes.

Kid Berwyn

(24,422 posts)
3. "...and get used to working for free!"
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 06:43 PM
Jan 2

And be happy about it. Otherwise, it's off to Guantanamo for reeducation for the sufficiently skilled and you-know-where-Adolf for the rest who speak up.

tanyev

(49,304 posts)
4. They're not hated for their wealth. They're hated for the horrible things they are doing with their wealth.
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 06:43 PM
Jan 2

dweller

(28,419 posts)
8. Perhaps if just one of the parasites
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 06:56 PM
Jan 2

Did 1 damn thing for the world with their billions of dollars to show some actual empathy for the millions suffering … like feed the hungry , house the homeless, contribute to the health of the diseased , then we’d might have some reason to praise them ?







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dweller

(28,419 posts)
10. Not a psychotherapist
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 07:11 PM
Jan 2

Jonathan holds a Master’s degree in psychology from Ferkauf School of Psychology on the Albert Einstein Medical campus of Yeshiva University and is licensed in New York, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Connecticut. Before going into private practice, Alpert worked in a hospital emergency department, academia, a corporate setting, and did a brief stint at the FBI.

Professional License Information

New York: 000070 (Licensed Mental Health Counselor)
District of Columbia: PRC14007 (Licensed Professional Counselor)
Pennsylvania: PC002275 (Licensed Professional Counselor)
Maryland: LC14633 (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor)
Connecticut: 6662 (Licensed Professional Counselor)
Virginia: 070101446 (Licensed Professional Counselor)

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https://www.jonathanalpert.com/about





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Doodley

(11,920 posts)
11. He should be struck off. He is blaming people who are anxious about how they are going to
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 07:24 PM
Jan 2

buy health insurance or feed their family, while they see billionaires buying favor to get richer off their suffering.

utherpendragon

(24 posts)
12. Note: More admiration needed
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 07:27 PM
Jan 2

Oh! Is that all? If it’s admiration they need, we’d admire them even more if they shared the wealth.

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