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FASHION RULES THE WORLD

Why is the political situation so gloomy? Because the elite is more afraid of becoming unfashionable than doing wrong. Political Situation Glooming "In the attics of students, in the attic of bohemia, in the empty offices of doctors, where there are no patients, and the offices of lawyers , where there are no clients, the germ of the revolution is ripening," - Hippolytus Ten of France in 1860. "We tend to turn a blind eye to the bitter truth and listen to the songs of sirens that turns us into animals. Is this a lot of wise men leading the great and difficult struggle for freedom? Are we inclined to be among those who, having eyes, do not see, and having ears, do not hear what is so closely connected with their possible salvation? As for me, I want to know the truth, no matter what worries it may cost me, to know the worst, and to defend myself from it," from the appeal of Patrick Henry to the Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775. How to turn the "smarte