"That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it."
George Carlin
this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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A classic, and y'all know he's snickering wherever he is.
Also, the Golden Age fallacy is real, and yet belief in it has been a cornerstone of every exploitation of the masses since the goddamn dawn of civilization.
A person can be smart, but people are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it. ✊🏽
The older I get the more I have come to understand the america I love never existed. I do have hope that it can still yet be built.