Wealthy Whoopi Goldberg fails to see the irony of her oppression narrative or that the US is NOTHING like Iran

They say the more money you have, the more problems you’ll encounter.For many wealthy leftists, it seems that the more money they possess, the more willing they are to exaggerate the problems of society.And the tendency to overstate social ills and life hurdles tends to get worse if you’re a black person who thrives in the highest tax bracket.Whoopi Goldberg is one of these wealthy black Americans who enjoys rhetorically disassociating from their economic privilege to wallow in race-oppression narratives.On Wednesday’s edition of ABC’s “The View,” Goldberg ridiculously equated life under Iran’s oppressive regime with life in the United States for black Americans.“Let’s remember, too, the Iranians throw gay people off buildings.

They don’t adhere to basic human rights,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin argued.“I’m sorry, they used to hang black people [in America],” Goldberg retorted.“It is not even the same,” Griffin tried to explain.“I think it’s very different to live in the United States in 2025 than it is to live in Iran.”“Not if you’re black!” Goldberg countered.“Nobody wants to diminish the very real problems that we have,” Griffin responded.

“But I think it’s important to remember that there are places that much darker than this country.”“Not everybody feels that way!” exclaimed Goldberg.Stay up on the very latest with Evening Update.

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Never miss a story.As the conversation devolved, Joy Behar was momentarily anointed the “black-people whisperer” as she attempted to translate Goldberg’s sentiment.“Try to reverse roles with a black person in this country, just try to understand from their point of view,” Behar pleaded.

“From that point of view, this country does not do them well.”One of the many problems with weaving a victim narrative i...