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[telescopes]

True but some aspects of the conversation are making it clear how easily a dictatorship can happen.

Freedom for the masses has always been an illusion. The only thing that ever changes is the transparency of the dictatorship and the degree to which they openly exercise it.

 

[buroak]

Freedom for the masses has always been an illusion. The only thing that ever changes is the transparency of the dictatorship and the degree to which they openly exercise it.

I understand what you mean. Much of the content of my political science coursework made the same point. Still, there have been times when the masses were more free than is commonly understood.

To say freedom is an illusion plays into the current political trends. If people have always and will always be unfree, especially if their unfreedom is thought to be the result of shadowy forces, they might as well choose a more obvious unfreedom under the dictator they prefer and can clearly see running the show.

I would prefer people see more clearly the various threats to their freedom and be mentally equipped to counter them. Unfortunately, that asks too much, especially with the poor and falling state of literacy in the West. When people cannot read, they can only get the cognitive junk food served up on cable news, YouTube, and TikTok. Serious podcasts are a nonstarter as a corrective because of echo chamber effects, lacking audience attention spans, or both. Happy Holidays!

 

[Papamique]

It’s fight night at the Forum!

In this corner we have multiple grown ass men, known to dish it out like Thanksgiving side dishes!

In this corner we have….wait…what? Just one wee Lass from England? But don’t worry folks, she is a fiery fighter with a brutal strike known as the butt punch and boy does it HURT!

+%

My money is on Rachel. I’m buying G&H blends just because of her!

 

[condorlover1]

We have, that's what started the whole thing. The difference between pre 2018 and 2018/present are night and day. People ridiculed myself and @condorlover1 for a bit for saying so until they noticed the changes and the company continued to deny any obvious changes. Would you want Penzance without Latakia even if Germain swore it was there?

Plus 100+ Mr. Embers!

 

[condorlover1]

You have to make do with what is available. Very soon you will have tobacco numbers 1 through 3 from the Uni Tobacco Company. Many years ago I met a fellow from a well know tobacco company at the time that the deeming regulations first became a thing. This guy looked like a company owner straight out of central casting and he happily told me that 'Choice was bad'. That he was looking forward to there only being a few blends about with no one competing due to costs of market entry and compliance. It would simplify manufacturing and do wonders for the bottom line. So G&H are probably doing pretty well and assuming nothing weird happens over here will probably scale up to meet the lack of U.S choice. Water always finds its own level and never underestimate human ingenuity!

 

[Chasing Embers]

You have to make do with what is available. Very soon you will have tobacco numbers 1 through 3 from the Uni Tobacco Company. Many years ago I met a fellow from a well know tobacco company at the time that the deeming regulations first became a thing. This guy looked like a company owner straight out of central casting and he happily told me that 'Choice was bad'. That he was looking forward to there only being a few blends about with no one competing due to costs of market entry and compliance. It would simplify manufacturing and do wonders for the bottom line. So G&H are probably doing pretty well and assuming nothing weird happens over here will probably scale up to meet the lack of U.S choice. Water always finds its own level and never underestimate human ingenuity!

Sounds like companies are following the Nestlé business model. Cut employees, lower quality, and raise prices.

 

[Brendan]

So G&H are probably doing pretty well and assuming nothing weird happens over here will probably scale up to meet the lack of U.S choice.

If so than STG has done us a massive favor!