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And I still say it's BS. Or, to be more charitable, excessive hyperbole.
Well, not if you live out in the rest of the world and have suffered the consequences for near a century...
I suppose, though, that your claim might be true of the fraction of the US economy that happens where you are...
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> How might you know this though? No one has said anything out loud even remotely comparable to this, so how might have you formed this conclusion? What information source are you using? Are you kidding me? The party line from western politicians, establishment media (NYT, Economist, and so on), and establishment (read "state sponsored") think tanks, are exactly that: "Do as we say, not as we did".
I have a feeling you're not aware of the human mind's capabilities as it relates to realtime classification, association, translation of sentences into far more detailed and colorful ideas. Let's test this theory: post the most compelling actual evidence you have that backs up the claim: "Now they insist nobody currently lower than them should use the ladder."
Something to as yourself in private: why do you believe what you believe, with such conviction, if you are not able to defend it intellectually?