Back in the 1900's con artists made their ill gotten gains by selling a bogus product named snake oil. Snake oil was touted to be a cure all for for every ailment from toothaches to cancer. The main ingredient was alcohol. What drew people in and relieved them of their money was the pitch. By the time the duped figured out their wonder cure was really bullshit dressed up in fancy language, Mr. Snake Oil was long gone. Sounds like history is repeating itself doesn't it? Pitchmen on radio and television convince gullible Americans that it is in their best interests to vote against their best interests. Gas and oil companies fire up the patriotic music and themes of how oil sludge pipelines and the water polluting fracking process will lead America to energy independence. The reality is they are selling the rights to the oil and gas to whatever nation pays the most. Foreign nations we give favored nation status and most of our manufacturing to, turn around and hack our computers for trade and military secrets. The reason Americans are sold out so easily by these for profit patriot, snake oil pitchmen is they are intellectually lazy and for lack of a better word, stupid. Well at least the have their own political party.
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