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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 23 January 2012 [View all]Tansy_Gold
(17,855 posts)102. I don't think they're out of touch with reality.
I think this is the reality they want. Or rather, they've put us on the road to the reality they want to create.
I'm tired of people claiming the puppetmasters are stupid/inept/incompetent. They are nothing of the kind.
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