Better To Lie, Get Rich And Destroy Your Country

The truer something is, the more penalized you are for articulating it.
—     Tucker Carlson
Quoted by:  Charlotte Alter
In her article:  “The Most Powerful Conservative In America“
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  2-9 August 2021
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Rational Response

Democracy relies on an informed and engaged public responding in rational ways to the real-life facts and challenges before us.  But a growing number of Americans are untethered from that.  “They’re not on the same epistemological grounding, they’re not living in the same worlds,” says Whitney Phillips, a professor at Syracuse who studies online disinformation.  “You cannot have a functioning democracy when people are not at the very least occupying the same solar system.”
—    Charlotte Alter
From her article:  “Down The Rabbit Hole“
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  21/28 September 2020
Also appearing online at:  https://time.com/5887437/conspiracy-theories-2020-election/
Under the title:  “How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election — and Shaking the Foundation of American Democracy“
[I am currently a paid subscriber to “Time Magazine“.  This quote appears without permission or authorization.  I do not (and have not) received any compensation for posting this quote from either the author or the magazine.  I am not claiming any ownership of the quote, nor am I promoting the purchase of the magazine.  It’s merely something I read and found interesting – so, I’m passing it along to anyone who reads this blog post.    —    kmab]
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Close Change

“I used to be much more cynical about how much was up against us,” she says.  “I think I’ve changed my mind.  Because I think that change is a lot closer than we think.”
—   Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
As quoted by:  Charlotte Alter
In Ms. Alter’s interview / article:  “The Making of AOC“
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  3 April 2019
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One Generation’s View

“An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity,” she says.  “I have never seen that, or experienced it, really, in my adult life.”
—    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
As quoted by:  Charlotte Alter
In Ms. Alter’s interview / article:  “The Making of AOC“
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  3 April 2019
[Actually, they’ve seen nothing but prosperity.  What they haven’t seen is increasing personal prosperity or any hope it (increasing personal prosperity) will happen in their lifetime.    —    kmab]
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Spoiler Alert

“Spoiler alert:  the gig economy is about not giving people full-time jobs,” she says.  “So it should be no secret why millennials want to decouple your insurance status from your employment status.”
—    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
As quoted by:  Charlotte Alter
In Ms. Alter’s interview / article:  “The Making of AOC“
Appearing in Time Magazine;  dtd:  3 April 2019
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