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1 posted on 08/18/2017 8:40:10 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
Why post American Thinker when you can post the original?

http://blog.dilbert.com/post/164297628606/how-to-know-youre-in-a-mass-hysteria-bubble

2 posted on 08/18/2017 8:42:12 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Kaslin

Have Varney and Gingrich also fallen into the mass hysteria bubble?

I notice both of them are wavering this morning.


3 posted on 08/18/2017 8:42:50 AM PDT by pghoilman (Earth First. We'll drill the rest of the galaxy later.)
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To: Kaslin
They want what they want to be true but it just is not.

How true.

4 posted on 08/18/2017 8:48:23 AM PDT by plain talk (hen)
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To: Kaslin
All of this, and more, laid out in quite eloquently in the classic volume Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Charles Mackay, 1841).
5 posted on 08/18/2017 8:50:39 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: Kaslin

“The most visible Mass Hysteria of the moment involves the idea that the United States intentionally elected a racist President. If that statement just triggered you, it might mean you are in the Mass Hysteria bubble.”

Ha! He’s trolling them.:)


8 posted on 08/18/2017 8:58:43 AM PDT by robroys woman
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To: Kaslin

The box above asks us to “keep FR free of ads”, but honestly there are far too many hyperlinks posted repeatedly here that defy that rule. FR has made a few blogs big time money and few people seem to realize it. I am not being snotty with you about it, just asking that you think about it before you link. There was NOTHING original in your link from American Thinker. The “article” was nothing more than a drive-by posting here on FR about the original.

Adams is always interesting and worth reading. Just go straight to his blog and read what he wrote. The discussion comments are often interesting as well. It is not your fault, but there are far too many “articles” here on FR that are nothing more than poorly written rehash pieces of the original with exciting headlines chock full of crap and spam.

American Thinker is off my read list now. My Adblock and spam program goes nuts every time I open it.


9 posted on 08/18/2017 9:00:04 AM PDT by volunbeer ("I will appoint a special prosecutor to look into your (Hillary) situation" - Trump - we are waiting)
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To: Kaslin

There is an interesting book on the subject titled: “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” by Charles Mackay, LL. D.

It was written in 1841 but it is as pertinent today as it was then. The book discusses such delusions as the Tulip Bulb Crisis and the introduction of stock bubbles and paper currency. (I think we are in a currency bubble that is just expanding more slowly than the one described in pre-revolutionary France.)


12 posted on 08/18/2017 9:05:58 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: Kaslin

Scott Adams is right on target here!


14 posted on 08/18/2017 9:17:32 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Voting for Trump to be our President, made 62+ million of us into Dumb Deplorable Colluders, MAGA!!!)
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To: Kaslin

Meanwhile Barcelona is ground zero for a full-blown hostile invasion:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/huge-fire-barcelona-airport-smoke-11012253


19 posted on 08/18/2017 10:39:50 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Kaslin
TDS will make a fine modern addendum to Charles Mackay's famous book "Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds".

"EPD-AT-MOC"

21 posted on 08/18/2017 11:22:00 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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