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16. Thanks for that. I forgot to add the dumbing down part.

Sun Sep 1, 2019, 01:36 AM

Sep 2019

They only want us to have knowledge required to hold down some job......

Arts and humanities are useless to the oligarchs.......

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I was at a rather crowded Starbucks when I saw the news of the Odessa shooting. [View all] Initech Aug 2019 OP

Something good will happen after Trump loses in 2020 at140 Aug 2019 #1

I was at a place last night.... HipChick Aug 2019 #2

This atmosphere of fear diminishes our communities, isolates us and... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #8

Spot on. MsLeopard Sep 2019 #14

Thanks for that. I forgot to add the dumbing down part. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #16

This is how America has chosen to live. Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #4

The SAD thing is (well, there are many)............ MyOwnPeace Aug 2019 #6

I keep wondering............. MyOwnPeace Aug 2019 #5

I saw that too. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #15

You're not alone. Here and there I'm having those thoughts too. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #9

So the Starbucks is just product placement in this story? TeamPooka Sep 2019 #10

No, I actually was at a Starbucks. Initech Sep 2019 #13