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Paul F Tompkins is great!

He's a principal on my beloved Thrilling Adventure Hour, a new-time stage show and podcast in the style of old-time radio. I've seen them live twice.

His very excellent improv comedy podcast SPONTANEANATION! with tons of great guests. Link to a live show video.

He had his own fake news show with puppets briefly, No You Shut Up!

He was main cast on Bajillion Dollar Properties, a fake reality show about Hollywood real estate agents.

PFT was in Tangled with a minor part as Short Thug, a passable rap name.

He and his longtime friend Tawny Newsome (who plays Mariner Beckett) co-host the official Star Trek podcast.

Plus he's basically the king of podcast guesting. He has been in everyone else's show. And who can forget his impeccable style.

Is this a crossover episode?

This is just racism against rich people.

No, I will not be explaining my thoughts further. I will simply be collecting my check from the WSJ.

Thompson's children, like every other human, aren't just neutral moral agents. Like their father, their position depends on our monstrous system. Sure they could overcome this and adopt good politics, but it will be harder for them than people who earn money honestly.

Remember that the capitalists are always class-conscious and usually show class-solidarity.

What about Hitler's kids and kids of his family members?

Ah, they made their choice to never have kids.

I kinda think they don't need to do that, they are different persons with different backgrounds who'd act differently being knowledgeable of what Germany did there.

But I want this question to hang over the heads of these CEOs, their peers and families. I want them to question themselves.

Or... maybe, just maybe, people can have the opinions they want and have their reasons for them.

The idea I have to consider my parents' role as my parents undermined if they did something scam-ish is arguably appalling.

This is turning into a collective shame kind of culture.

Not one of the people cheering for Thompson’s death had actually heard of Thompson before this.

They are cheering because of his job title. This has nothing to do with Thompson’s character or who he was.

This man is an asshole

Not a meme.

What Tompkins is failing to realize here is that the people who are elated know absolutely jack shit about who Thompson was, and Thompson’s own kids know a lot about who he is.

Man. Keep the kids out of the discourse. Have a little class.