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the world’s slackening grip on reality

Journal by c0lo

(in the loving memory of Runaway1956, who succumbed after a long battle to gatewaypundits. May his brain rest in peace, squeaky clean and smoothed over)

because "Doing your own research" is far easier nowadays than building the habit of thinking critically.
Add COVID-anxiety, a chaotic narcissistic Orange clown and compound with the lack of survival problems to solve for the everyday life in a westernized society and (where appropriate) a good dose of American exceptionalism.

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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday November 13 2020, @02:42PM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Friday November 13 2020, @02:42PM (#1077011) Journal

    thieves sometimes melt down ancient coins for the metal value, which is like 1/10 of the value of the original coins

    They do that to make it harder to trace. They still make a profit, or they wouldn't go through the trouble.

    wisdom and knowledge remain

    Smoke and mirrors. Man's advantage is his opposable thumb.

    "Reality" is a game of *play along to get along* Otherwise, eyewitness testimony would be 100% reliable, and the "law" would not be subject to interpretation.

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..