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Scrivener7

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5. Fuck WAPO. WAPO regularly undermines the republic. What a joke.

Reply to lindysalsagal (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:53 AM

Oct 27

And a Mormon telling the rest of us that we've fallen prey to scams is a bit rich. It's true, but a Mormon isn't really in a position to call it out to the rest of us.

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WAPO OP Ed: The consequences of America's moral drift: Consumerism and the addiction economy are undermining the republi [View all] lindysalsagal Oct 27 OP

Gee .... did they mention Amazon? /nt bucolic_frolic Oct 27 #1

Yes ... FalloutShelter Oct 27 #2

Yup! We create our own suffering. But then additionally, sometimes others deliberately induce suffering lindysalsagal Oct 27 #8

They are just now getting this? mwmisses4289 Oct 27 #3

And who has pushed the hardest to increase consumption and addiction? Biophilic Oct 27 #4

Fuck WAPO. WAPO regularly undermines the republic. What a joke. Scrivener7 Oct 27 #5

Agreed lindysalsagal Oct 27 #9

This is still an attempt to get in front of the upcoming pain to Americans haele Oct 27 #6

Before you can get rich you have to ............. Ping Tung Oct 27 #7

Stop spending as if Bidon was still president. Choke off their money supply. Hotler Oct 27 #10