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In reply to the discussion: This is a hell of a paragraph: [View all]ancianita
(42,727 posts)Re the last sentence: there's none more tyrannical than the kleptocratic transition between democracy and fascism, a period during which citizens prefer to believe in their assigned role in a story of the "strong man" who promises greatness.
This is where America is right now.
A well traveled social critic, H.L. Mencken, said that Americans are not the only people conditioned (Farmer Jones says "trained" ) by design.

Anywhere there is a hoarding class, there is race, class gender and education hierarchy to reflect it. Unless their money is threatened, rich hoarders won't have society any other way.
The only difference between Americans and other countries is that they know this.
EDIT: I'd also beware of anonymous sources making sweeping statements about Americans right now. It would be good to know who "Farmer Jones" actually is.