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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I simply think (broad general view realizing there are exceptions) that the idealism of youth fades with maturity. During that era, I am 49 and was a young observer, people had idealistic attitudes about the exploitative nature of corporate America, yet would be exploited by the very people they entrusted their idealism to. While some sat around smoking joints singing Kum Ba Yah, their drug dealers were making a ton of money using violence, corruption and all sorts of techniques that the people in that culture found so vial. At some point people decided that being exploited by corporate America wasn't so bad - at least they would get clean underwear.
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people
decided being exploited by corporate America wasn't so bad?
That's real sweet. As if 'corporate America' had no idea what the advantages of a consumerism-addled American public would be.
No one
decided to become functionally blind to the corruption and licentiousness that goes into propping up America's self-interest (aka, I guess, clean underwear).
Kumbayah, my ass. If you really believe that, then you are the one who is naive. The one who has been swindled.