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“Racism is especially useful when channeling the economic fears and anger of Whites away from employers and toward out-groups who are seen as competitors for scarce jobs, education, and housing.”
― Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
― Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
“Only one percent of people are psychopaths. The rest of us have to learn.”
― The Light Brigade
― The Light Brigade
“If profits are going up, then the economy is “doing well”—even if the working public is falling behind in real wages and living conditions, as happened during much of 2001–2007.”
― Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
― Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
“it is not socialism that subverts democracy, but democracy that subverts capitalism.”
― Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
― Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
“Did you know those who are mildly depressed see the world more accurately? Yet they don’t live as long as optimists. Aren’t as successful. It turns out that being able to perceive actual reality has very little long-term benefit.”
― The Light Brigade
― The Light Brigade
Ian’s 2025 Year in Books
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