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That was an excellent insight... Newest Reality May 2020 #1
Very nice! lunatica May 2020 #5
+1000 alwaysinasnit May 2020 #19
I don't see anything. smirkymonkey May 2020 #2
Here ya go, SM.... KY_EnviroGuy May 2020 #6
Thank you KY_EnviroGuy! smirkymonkey May 2020 #11
Yes, it's simplified but much core truth to it. KY_EnviroGuy May 2020 #17
Damn, and I thought that Marx said: La pizza est l'opium du peuple. GoneOffShore May 2020 #20
The Mall is their mega-church and the dollar bill is their God. TeamPooka May 2020 #22
Unfortunately, in our society, both religion and consumerism are just forms of entertainment. patphil May 2020 #23
Sounds like she is a neoliberal, but like most Americans does not know what liberalism is. c-rational May 2020 #13
Trump is a transactional president luvtheGWN May 2020 #15
Exactly. NT enough May 2020 #3
How about this take? Brainfodder May 2020 #4
Interesting take. Newest Reality May 2020 #8
So, prostitutes without sex involved? Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #7
it's a take qazplm135 May 2020 #9
Excellent insight dlk May 2020 #10
Exactly. We have been moved away from civic engagement so that we no longer PaulRevere08 May 2020 #16
One of the many downsides of vulture capitalism dlk May 2020 #24
It's a unique paradox for Americans... Roc2020 May 2020 #12
I consume therfore I am.... jalan48 May 2020 #14
Even church is transactional rainin May 2020 #18
I don't know about this one.. Grins May 2020 #21
i.e. we are being trained to think of ourselves as economic units, not citizens. eppur_se_muova May 2020 #25
This is so true, and so sad. GoneOffShore May 2020 #26
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