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defacto7

(13,485 posts)
15. Where is the line where escapism becomes reality?
Mon Nov 6, 2017, 12:42 AM
Nov 2017

It is reality to me. The rest is a wall to tear down, it's where I work to make my insignificant difference in the world. Then I go home to what's real and the rest can go to hell.

what it means is that we are all living a sham. I think many of us suspect it anyway. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #1
Yes, suspecting it is one thing. defacto7 Nov 2017 #2
I have to admit that at 61, I am heading for deeper cynicism and isolation as all of this NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #3
I'm with you. defacto7 Nov 2017 #10
You know how meat keeps cooking for a good bit of Gabi Hayes Nov 2017 #16
Too late is likely, but we keep trying defacto7 Nov 2017 #21
I use all my ziplock bags til they leak through Gabi Hayes Nov 2017 #26
You are me cilla4progress Nov 2017 #5
what keeps me sane - my wife, kids, pets, the beauty of the world we live in... NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #7
I hear you cilla4progress Nov 2017 #8
and they have no right to do that. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #9
Where constitutional rights become blurred, defacto7 Nov 2017 #14
Where is the line where escapism becomes reality? defacto7 Nov 2017 #15
. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #18
Millions of Leaked Files Shine Light on Where the Elite Hide Their Money FarCenter Nov 2017 #4
And where and how do they cilla4progress Nov 2017 #6
"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime" - Honore de Balzac FarCenter Nov 2017 #11
They've stolen cilla4progress Nov 2017 #12
I think that there is a point where wealth defacto7 Nov 2017 #20
Agree 100 percent. You said what I was thinking. SweetieD Nov 2017 #23
I'm curious about the holdings of defacto7 Nov 2017 #22
It has always been this way, Twitler Nov 2017 #13
BTW, welcome to the gang! defacto7 Nov 2017 #17
Thank you! Twitler Nov 2017 #19
Imagine where the world would be if these people actually paid their taxes like we do? SweetieD Nov 2017 #24
I think the numbers are there to support this. defacto7 Nov 2017 #25
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