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In reply to the discussion: "He's not just a half-bubble off.." [View all]llmart
(15,536 posts)38. My personal opinion...
is it harkens back to the 80's just like was already said. The "greed is good" mantra of Reagan et al. So many bought into and are still buying into the notion that consumerism and the economy are a country's only measure of what makes for a wonderful place to live. It does not and now we're seeing it in spades. Look around you and tell me if you think all that consumerism has made us happier.
This is the perfect season to see that, but many go through their lives as an automaton without the ability to reflect on why they do what they do.
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These days a Trump rally is more like the freak show at a low-rent carnival.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#3
You're right to focus on the sort of person who is attracted to malevolence. They should
Karadeniz
Dec 2019
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