http://forthmagazine.com/julia-ingalls/2009/11/what-are-you-based-on-by-julia-ingalls/ Los Angeles Writing and Art Magazine displaying talented artists and writers from Los Angeles and around the world Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:22:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://forthmagazine.com/julia-ingalls/2009/11/what-are-you-based-on-by-julia-ingalls/comment-page-1/#comment-524 mel Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:29:49 +0000 http://forthmagazine.com/?p=4477#comment-524 Money: a bait 'n switch designed to make plebs feel equal to their lives, while the priveleged take the full measure of them. The notion that a pile of paper elevates one man above another is the saddest commentary on the weakness of will, character and intellect that is Western Society. Betas thrive and prosper as Alphas are subjugated by adding machines and ornate lithography. It makes no difference whether paper represents gold or silver or swamp gas; the acceptance of symbol for substance is at once delusional and tragic. Money: a bait ‘n switch designed to make plebs feel equal to their lives, while the priveleged take the full measure of them.
The notion that a pile of paper elevates one man above another is the saddest commentary on the weakness of will, character and intellect that is Western Society.
Betas thrive and prosper as Alphas are subjugated by adding machines and ornate lithography. It makes no difference whether
paper represents gold or silver or swamp gas; the acceptance of symbol for substance is at once delusional and tragic.

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