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Gratings!

There are many great writers out here, each with their own particular talent on particular subjects. When found, I often send them to you via Substack on the mathematical assumption you may have missed one and, having a curious mind, you wouldn’t have if you only knew it was there. My assumption may be the cliched definition of “assume”. If true, chalk it up to Good Intentions, not all-too-common Condescension.

The following is an excerpt from one of the most powerful, concise, and poignant pieces I have read in the past ten years—at least.

I cannot recommend it any stronger.

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“Even though the ignorant masses are kept distracted by their electronic baubles and gadgets, while being continuously propagandized and misinformed by the regime media, acting on behalf of their Deep State masters, they know something is amiss. They are experiencing a massive dose of cognitive dissonance, as the institutions they are supposed to trust (government, media, finance, academia, medicine) tell them the economy is great, inflation is only 3%, white supremacy is the real problem, open borders are good for America, vaccines are safe and effective, the puppet president is as sharp as a tack, and it really was just a 20 year old loner who acted alone in trying to kill Trump.

Everybody knows these are provably false, leaving them feeling uneasy and mentally uncomfortable. They know something bad is going to happen, but they don’t know when. Pretending all is well is their only choice, because thinking and questioning the narrative is frowned upon by their peers. Therefore, they keep rolling the dice with their fingers crossed. This can be seen in the astronomical increase in sports betting over the last decade, as economic desperation increases risk taking.

The same mentality can be seen in people financing the purchase of $60,000 depreciating vehicles over seven years and getting into bidding wars over houses when prices are at an all-time high and mortgage rates are at decade highs. They are in a “live for today” mental state because they know the future is going to be terrible and they are being lied to by the captains.

Complete article by Jim Quinn here.

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Thanks for reading. Back later with Prodigious Scribbler, Jim Bovard, Smithsonian Prodigy Don Williams and Ann Coulter (if she ever answers her phone!)