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Tucker Carlson Predicts America’s Next Revolution — and It’s Not Who You Think

November 05, 2025 / 01:06

This episode discusses the impact of economic displacement on various professions, particularly lawyers and nonprofit sector employees. It highlights the potential for social unrest stemming from frustrations among the educated class.

The conversation begins with a statistic about the number of lawyers in the United States, emphasizing their role in displacing farm and factory workers. The speaker suggests that while the plight of these workers often goes unnoticed, a similar fate for lawyers could lead to significant societal upheaval.

Key points include the idea that revolutions are often driven by frustrated members of the educated class. The discussion touches on the disconnect between educational debt and job prospects, particularly for young graduates who are disillusioned by their financial burdens.

The episode also references the Mandani election surge, suggesting it may be linked to the frustrations of young people facing economic challenges after college.

Overall, the episode presents a critical view of the current economic landscape and its potential to incite change among those who feel betrayed by the system.

TLDR

Economic displacement of lawyers could spark social unrest.

Episode

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We've got 1 million lawyers and a little fewer than 1 million lawyers in the United States. And a lot of them are
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just so you can displace farm workers. What are they going to do about it? You can displace factory workers. They'll
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just kill themselves with drugs and fast food, which they have done. And you'll feel sort of guilty, but then ignore it.
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If you do that to lawyers and nonprofit sector employees who I lived around in DC, you will get a revolution. And I
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mean that. I'm dead ser. Where did Paul come from? There's never been a revolution that wasn't fermented by
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frustrated members of the sort of insurgent class. It's totally true. Sub aristocrat, but the striving class, the
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most repulsive people there are, I think we fair to say, but also the most intent
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on getting what they want. And if you put them out of business, I mean, I'm not joking at all. I think
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we're seeing this statement. We're seeing this already. And one could argue that the Mandani election surge may be
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the result of young people coming out of colleges that were in that exact same situation.
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Driving elite and they don't have and they were told that if they take on $400,000 of debt, they'll end up making
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a good living and progressing in life, buying a home. And all of that turned out to not be

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Episode Highlights

  • The Lawyer Revolution
    Displacing workers could lead to a revolution among frustrated lawyers and nonprofit employees.
    “If you do that to lawyers... you will get a revolution.”
    @ 00m 14s
    November 05, 2025
  • Frustration Breeds Revolution
    Revolutions often stem from the frustrations of the striving class.
    “There's never been a revolution that wasn't fermented by frustrated members...”
    @ 00m 23s
    November 05, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • If you do that to lawyers... you will get a revolution.
    Tucker Carlson Predicts America’s Next Revolution — and It’s Not Who You Think
  • There's never been a revolution that wasn't fermented by frustrated members...
    Tucker Carlson Predicts America’s Next Revolution — and It’s Not Who You Think
  • I think we're seeing this statement. We're seeing this already.
    Tucker Carlson Predicts America’s Next Revolution — and It’s Not Who You Think

Key Moments

  • Lawyer Displacement00:04
  • Revolution Warning00:14
  • Frustrated Class00:23
  • Election Surge00:50