I do agree with the original poster’s assessment, although not his judgementalism. It is true that Charlie stands up for himself, his money, his chainsaw, his stock options, his lackluster Jamie Dimon impersonation, his friends at the country club, and stepping on others to get ahead. It’s also true that Charlie NOT stand up for his employees None of that is admirable, but it is ok in competition. Business, after all, is a blood sport.
The one point where Charlie does cross the line is in filling top jobs with largely white male former cronies, and he has demonstrated his racism in several statements which is why they wisely keep him away from the mic. Interestingly enough, while he is super tight with his inner circle it may be more a matter of money, wealth and privilege than race. I feel that way because his layoffs disproportionately target older white males. But here again, they are not wealthy country club compatriots. Charlie clearly struggles with race but his real flaw is greed and disgust at what he views as the lower class. He was raised wealthy, so this may have been normal to him