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When ALL You Hear Are Lies, You Think It HAS to Be Truth: Money Madness and the Rise of “Obvious Truths” … Around Taxes, the Wealthy, Job Creation, Democrats, Republicans, Generations, Your Life, and You

Posted on August 23, 2012 by sillymickel

Foolin’ the People … About Money, About “Us” (The 1%), About Taxes, About Job Creation, About Democrats, About Republicans, About Generations, About Your Life, About You: Choose the Red Pill Culture War, Class War, Chapter Fifteen: Money Madness Tax the … Continue reading →

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Foolin’ the People About America and The Rise of Obvious “Truths”: It’s About Creeping Corporate Insertion Into Every Aspect of Your Life

Posted on August 19, 2012 by sillymickel

Peaking in the Sixties, Starving for Prosperity, The Compassion Gap, Starving the “Beast,” Humbug for the Poor, Democratizing the Hate … Your Money or Your Life Culture War, Class War, Chapter Fourteen: Better Off Than Fifty Years Ago? Peaking in … Continue reading →

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Money Madness … Foolin’ the People About Money, Part 3: Makin’ People Foolish – Foolin’ the People About “Us” (The Rich)

Posted on June 15, 2012 by sillymickel

Money Madness … Foolin’ the People About Money, Part Three: Makin’ Foolish People – Foolin’ the People About “Us” (The Rich) Obvious “Truths”: Things you hear a lot are true. Simple “truths” are real truths. Democrats think they’re better than … Continue reading →

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Better Off Than Fifty Years Ago? Part 5. With the Excuse of “The Game,” Small-Hearted Folks Can Now Flaunt Their Mean-Spiritedness – The Compassion Gap

Posted on June 4, 2012 by sillymickel

“Stop War? Now, Don’t Go Gettin’ All Kumbaya on Me!” … Foolin’ the People About America. Better Off Than Fifty Years Ago? Part Five: The Compassion Gap So what happened to our country? We were supposed to be a country … Continue reading →