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“People like Donald Trump, Alex Jones and Marjorie Taylor Greene can only exist in a society gone terribly wrong.”

Compelling evidence of a diseased society.

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And it's a disease that infects so much of the developed world.

Everywhere--the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia, Brazil--everywhere people choose to believe the improbable, because the obvious truth, that they hadbit all, but now are pampered slaves destined to live in an unliveable world, is too terrible to contemplate.

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Apr 24Liked by Geoffrey Deihl

Geoff: Thank you for denouncing the reinforcement by horrific events that plays in my head, "is this angry, might makes right behavior" our destiny? Reading comments and action like what Neil is taking reassures me there are things we are doing. From individual, local, national and global action; collectively the "Sane" will navigate through the abyss.

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Not unique to US at all. This plastic-fixated, me-centric, angry, uneducated mob looking for a fight.

Strong, charismatic and convincing global gurus needed urgently.

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(a big section repeats) The "massive failure of our society" began around 60 years ago with the demise of proper education. You can never regain those early teachable years, the "deplorables" are beyond rehabilitation, you just have to find a way to work around those vacant minds and try better with the next generations. There is no quick fix, the egg has boiled.

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Perfectly put! Nothing but the truth and unequivocal mobile reality.

It is a small bit pression point I think that “rape and pillage“ which is our current macro economic model has nothing to do with capitalism. True capitalism has an absolutely free market and flat fully and placed partially punished if violating consumer protections. We have neither. The only market niche close is the Saturday morning market at the park.

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Wow! I thought your last photo was just a poorly developed foggy morning beach pic. Ugh!

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The November election terrifies me. Could this country be stupid enough to elect this man again?

Wonderful article --- now, if I can just get my husband to read it!

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