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erronis

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7. And that's what fuels our disastrous gimmicky investment bubbles

Mon May 25, 2015, 04:41 PM

May 2015

I don't want to side-step the important parts of this message, but on a cursory reading it appears that the bent towards optimism makes so many of us gullible targets.

We can't believe that house prices will decrease by 10-20% after they've risen by 50-100% in a few short years!

We can't believe that our beneficient corporation (GE, IBM, GM, etc.) would short us on our benefits!

We can't believe that the nice broker would tell us that our investments/retirement are now worthless. And that he did quite well, thank you!

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Chris Hedges: Our Mania for Hope Is a Curse [View all] marmar May 2015 OP

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kick for later nt grasswire May 2015 #3

excellent as usual. also eerily complementary to this week's archdruid dispatch. I heartily Doctor_J May 2015 #4

Same goes for America's weird idea that God is running the show. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #5

Hey, Chris! You'll change your tune once this TPP passes! Enthusiast May 2015 #6

And that's what fuels our disastrous gimmicky investment bubbles erronis May 2015 #7

So right. ananda May 2015 #8

Interesting.... n/t xocet May 2015 #9

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Who else wrote it? Or do you just indulge in baseless smears for the hell of it? - nt KingCharlemagne May 2015 #12

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That report in "The New Republic" was thoroughly debunked, discredited and KingCharlemagne May 2015 #17

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I noticed you ignored Warren's main point: global inequality has *massively* fallen Recursion May 2015 #34

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Oh, I'm ignoring more than Warren's 'main point,' since he indulges repeatedly in the KingCharlemagne May 2015 #40

good except for one fatal flaw DonCoquixote May 2015 #11

I liked Hedges comments.. Thespian2 May 2015 #13

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Chris hedges is hardly a 'religious right fundamentalist' . . marmar May 2015 #18

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To some, MLK Jr is a bible thumper. To those unafraid to listen, inspiration. nt raouldukelives May 2015 #23

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Gotcha. If he were a tad more optimistic you'd be happier with the thumping. raouldukelives May 2015 #41

His very first sentence is a clue to where he's going with this. randome May 2015 #25

an outrageous lie CrawlingChaos May 2015 #29

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He IS an atheist CrawlingChaos May 2015 #32

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uh huh CrawlingChaos May 2015 #38

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He did not mean what you're implying CrawlingChaos May 2015 #27

The best Hedges piece in quite some time. He's never afraid to step outside KingCharlemagne May 2015 #14

K&R. Well said. Overseas May 2015 #19

THIS tk2kewl May 2015 #22

K&R The future is stored in the belly of the frozen tundra. raouldukelives May 2015 #24

K&R - Outstanding article CrawlingChaos May 2015 #28

K&R nt hifiguy May 2015 #30