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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts) Sat Jun 1, 2019, 08:33 PM Jun 2019

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Our laws value capital over humans and unchanged will make most of us indentured servants

They sold us false choices. They keep us in a mode where we ask the wrong questions when demanding what we want. And because of that reality, we allowed them to write our laws to serve capital, business interests, first - humans be damned. Here's the deal/.

https://egbertowillies.com/2019/06/01/laws-capital-humans-indentured-servants/

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Our laws value capital over humans and unchanged will make most of us indentured servants (Original Post) egbertowillies Jun 2019 OP

But advertisers have sold the idea that US citizens are uniquely free, guillaumeb Jun 2019 #1

Yup, Sherman A1 Jun 2019 #2

I'm reading "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Yuval Harari. Very good. applegrove Jun 2019 #3

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. But advertisers have sold the idea that US citizens are uniquely free,

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 08:37 PM

Jun 2019

and that the US enjoys the highest standard of living in the world.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

2. Yup,

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 08:39 PM

Jun 2019

Figured that out a long time ago. It is why I’m supporting Andrew Yang and his Humanity First Campaign.

applegrove

(118,718 posts)

3. I'm reading "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Yuval Harari. Very good.

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Sat Jun 1, 2019, 08:40 PM

Jun 2019

He's going in to the decisions we have to make by humans or they will be made for us.

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