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It makes them feel more valuable -- as in identity, person, and job. The crutch that is the cult of christianity tends to lessen awareness of their ignorance and inherent epistemological  weakness(es).  But such effects do not come without cost. Cognitive dissonance pushes them to find an easy scapegoat/target that cannot fight back.  They blame a portion of the populace that struggles due to circumstantial constraint and genetic predisposition, along with blind luck and/or underserved encumbrance.  It justifies their hypocritical and contradictory beliefs/feelings that are deeply separatist, even racist.  As god's chosen, they have to look down on others so that that disgusting myth can seem more likely. What a sad joke they are.

Just in Time for Thanksgiving

Black Friday & X-Finity If the two above neologisms don't at least somewhat rouse frustration or disgust in you, perhaps it's best to know just what they are.  (And of course, just what I'm talking about.)  The two succinctly demonstrate how insidiously evil corporatism and run amok capitalism can be.  If wealth inequality is the source of suffering for the disappearing middle class in America, these terms shed light on to what the hell is wrong. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, a holy day in which mindless consumerism drives droves in to stores to worship money.  You can also save a buck or two.  But yes, the lines and camp outs that can be observed in front of large retailers can't help but instill a feeling of incredulity; people actually wait nights and hours to, ultimately, do nothing other than give their limited amounts of cash to the 1%.   But Black Friday is different this year and it must be recognized that a much gre...