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'Combine Angelou's "When someone shows you who they are, believe them" with the
truism that in politics, "every accusation is a confession" and you get: "Every
time someone accuses you of a vice, they're showing you who they are and you
should believe them."
Let's talk about some of those accusations. Remember the moral panic over the
CARES Act covid stimulus checks? Hyperventilating mouthpieces for the ruling
class were on every cable network, complaining that "no one wants to work
anymore." The barely-submerged subtext was their belief that the only reason
people show up for work is that they're afraid of losing everything – their
homes, their kids, the groceries in their fridge.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
