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Many of these pickup-truck driving young men,

at least in my experience,

are increasingly depressed,

bored, angry, and frightened

They use their fair share of psychiatric drugs

as well as alcohol and dope

to take the edge off of their pain

Privileged prick plays at being blue-collar in his pick-up

The "growth jobs" in Ohio and throughout

most of America are cashiers,

janitors, clerks, servers, and security guards

Meanwhile, the "growth diversions" to the pain

and boredom of low-paying, meaningless work are

(in addition to alcohol and psychotropic drugs)

casinos, lotteries, and all-you-can-eat troughs


The problem with today’s democracy, and with the dominant view of democracy in our society, is that it is far too limited.

The capitalist class can live with political democracy, with the election of parliaments and governments, because the decisive levers of power do not lie there.