via The Hill:
The revolution will be monetized: How Steve Bannon conned the working class
by John Mac Ghlionn
published on June 10, 2025
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via The Hill:
The revolution will be monetized: How Steve Bannon conned the working class
by John Mac Ghlionn
published on June 10, 2025
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There are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force: the first method is that of men, the second of beasts; but as the first method is often insufficient, one must have recourse to the second.
~ Niccolò Machiavelli
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It is true that when pride releases energies and serves as a spur to achievement, it can lead to a reconciliation with the self and the attainment of genuine self-esteem.
~ Eric Hoffer
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The bottom line is that if you give somebody a standardized test when they are 13 or 18, you will learn something important about them, but not necessarily whether they will flourish in life, nor necessarily whether they will contribute usefully to society’s greater good. Intelligence is not the same as effectiveness.
~ David Brooks
via How the Ivy League Broke America
published by The Atlantic
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