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In reply to the discussion: The United States Is Awash in Public Stupidity, and Critical Thought Is Under Assault [View all]zeemike
(18,998 posts)27. The 1% have people to do things for them
And those people now are the government and law inforcement...they don't need to talk about it.
It is like what a person with ties to the mob said when asked by the interviewer how much it would cost to have someone whacked...
He said that is not how it works...you whack someone knowing that you will be rewarded for it because you removed a problem for the boss.
The boss only needs to express his problem to the workers and it is taken care of with no orders given or received.
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xchrom
Jul 2013
OP
Mona Lisa, Nightwatch, Sunflowers, The Scream, The Girl with the Pearl Earring
AlbertCat
Jul 2013
#67
Another take on conspiracy theories: a tool to distract the non-sheeple sheeple:
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2013
#7
If I apply critical thinking skills to our government's official explanations
Eddie Haskell
Jul 2013
#100
And fund people like Alex Jones that promote BOTH wild and reasonable theories....
Junkdrawer
Jul 2013
#43
It's easy. Most people dont want to know the truth. The truth may require them to take sides, make
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#89
I hope you are not saying that conspiracies dont exist. Politics is all about conspiracies.
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#60
Conspiracies do exist. Watergate and Iran-Contra certainly existed. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2013
#85
A lot of rich people have hired a lot of spin doctors to keep the public distracted and divided.
reformist2
Jul 2013
#5
the 'that's your opinion' thing, as if there are only opinions, no real facts. actively promoted
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#12
right. and if it's all about opinions and you can get people to change theirs, then you have
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#50
Which is staggering, because the internet has such potential to equalize people
XemaSab
Jul 2013
#72
Recently read "Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free"
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#20
I'd really like to know why Snowden never released any info on the 1%s effort to control our country
hue
Jul 2013
#22
I agree with this post. My question is why is this trend happening? If we can determine that,
ladjf
Jul 2013
#26
WE OPPOSE THE TEACHING OF . . .CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS!!! (Texas Republican Party Platform)
RVN VET
Jul 2013
#28
It's like Raygun's Alzheimer's was contagious--the whole country has it. nt
live love laugh
Jul 2013
#58
xchrom has just stated the obvious.... but thanks for the details, and reminding us
AikidoSoul
Jul 2013
#61
it won't get better until the left stops ignoring the main problem- the RW talk radio monopoly
certainot
Jul 2013
#73
this is incredibly important. It is most easily noticed when the TV is finally turned off...
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2013
#80
I smiled at those also, then dictionary search to confirm my understanding of their meaning...
Deuce
Jul 2013
#115
The United States is now like waking up in the middle of a Carl Hiaasen novel.
Enthusiast
Jul 2013
#97
"...made clear how corrupt and intrusive the American government has become..."
randome
Jul 2013
#110