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Michael Parenti 1986 on the “Self Made” man con and the origins of it

IF you haven't seen his video, watch this one first. Pay close attention to ALL of it, but listen closely at 5:00 – 6:00. There he quotes communication back now a hundred years ago how the con of self-made-hard-working man got started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP8CzlFhc14 I like to search for the foundational moments of things, and Prof Parenti shines a bright light on how that BS of “hard work” got started.


IF you haven't seen his video, watch this one first. Pay close attention to ALL of it, but listen closely at 5:00 – 6:00. There he quotes communication back now a hundred years ago how the con of self-made-hard-working man got started.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP8CzlFhc14

I like to search for the foundational moments of things, and Prof Parenti shines a bright light on how that BS of “hard work” got started.

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