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Allen's avatar

The entire worldview and world order of the educated, professional class is defined by allegiance to that system that bestows upon them this identity of being "an important person in society." They have no sense of humanity or dignity. Most of these trained professionals are sociopaths. They would turn on their family before giving up their careers and that sense of imperious self worth that that identity gives them.

If you try to turn that world order upside down they will turn on you quite quickly and viciously. Until that point they will appear to be 'nice' as that order demands.

I think there are substantial numbers, especially in the professional class, that are haunted by what they have done not only to themselves but also to their children. They can never admit this openly as it threatens their bloated egos and their standing in their social circles. They would rather nosedive the plane into the ground than admit they were wrong , especially on something of this magnitude, even if their kids are in tow.

Would these people inject themselves and their children (and everyone around them if they could) with an experimental neurotixn produced by a serial felon if their careers and egos depended on it?

Now that's a weighty question and if we asked these very same people that question 5 years ago they would have scoffed at you and resoundingly replied, "No."

Yet here we are, no longer in the world of the hypothetical- the answer is there for all to see.

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Patti's avatar

I’m saving this one cause it’s soooo good!!! I was one of those who knew from the start this was all bullshit. I don’t know how I knew, but I did. My mistrust of government perhaps? The years and years I lived in the swamp? (DC)! Cause I’m not a sheep? Geez I worry about how we will turn this around. Maybe we won’t! I will rest well though, knowing I am not an idiot.

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