lost in our delusions – v5

we believe our own lie

spoken so often

preached by Madison Avenue

by those holding onto power

lost in our delusions

in repetition, repeating

the lies we have told one another

sure that we are infinitely better

than all the other nations

but the metrics tell other things

the measures of inequality

where we are lacking

falling behind many others

no better than the rest

lost in our delusions

our propaganda machine

corporations now people

believing our own lies

to rise above the truth

lost, complacent, intoxicated,

sure that we are great

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edited October 16, 2014

lost in our delusions – v5

edited January 4, 2014

lost in our delusions – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/lost-in-our-delusions-v4.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 25, 2013

lost in our delusions – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/lost-in-our-delusions-v3.html

Edited October 19, 2013

lost in our delusions – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/lost-in-our-delusions-v2.html

Edited October 12, 2013

lost in our delusions

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/lost-in-our-delusions.html

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http://rankingamerica.wordpress.com/

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Edited October 12, 2013

What should we tell them

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/what-should-we-tell-them.html

Edited October 12, 2013

I cry for the children

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/i-cry-for-children.html

Edited October 12, 2013

I love her but she is broken

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/i-love-her-but-she-is-broken.html

October 12, 2013

America is Broken

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/america-is-broken.html

“Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world, anymore” video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMqcLUqYqrs

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watched after reading the post by my college friend Jim Thibeau

https://www.facebook.com/jim.thibeau/posts/10202102681666789

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/05/12/american-decline/

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http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-america-is-not-greatest-country-in.html

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