“In our Barnumesque culture, those who create the most convincing fantasies in the cycles of nonstop entertainment are lionized. Those who puncture the fantasies with the prosaic truth are condemned for spoiling the fun. These pseudo-events and fabrications lift people up out of their daily lives into an Oz-like world of fantasy. They destroy a civil discourse rooted in verifiable fact, obliterating any hope of holding back the magical thinking that lies at the core of all totalitarian societies.”
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““Potty Dollar” - An 1877 U.S. Trade Dollar with modified carved Lady Liberty on a toilet, circa 1890s [1410 x 1428]
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Trade has obviously been a political issue in the US, at least since the “Tea Party”.](https://66.media.tumblr.com/e1f6cd17b31053dd6516a3260c75805d/tumblr_pjgbyhQZOR1vx1np0o1_1280.jpg)
