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Michael Parenti, “SuperPatriotism.”

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The Need to Be Number One Doesn't Come Out of Some Inner Psychological Need

The word machismo went by real fast and it seemed that you were saying that the need to be number one doesn't come out of some inner psychological need. It comes out of the ruling class's manipulation of media and education, is that true? Yes, in a way, not the need. We may have all sorts of needs, and the question is then, how are those needs channelized? They could be channelized into creative forms of competition, you know? Which community is going to build the cleaner community, nicer, safer community? I don't believe they were possessed by demons. And if you treat the people like a rabble, as they did in Rome, screeching

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