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What is snake oil?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Snake Oil: A Solution to Nervous Irritation

We're going to push this one more time. You are not stupid. We get scared sometimes and we'll do anything to help ourselves and others many times. That's what snake oil is about. It's about searching for a solution. Give me something concrete that I can either give to myself or somebody I love that can help the problem. And I guess that's why it's so scary. People are so down to jump on that fear. They've got rolling around inside you so that they can make a buck. Let's not take opium. But let's not talk about it. Let's talk about opium.

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