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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,AM]ICA IS A C\NTRY MADE POSSIBLE BY HUCK/]ISM & C>NIVAL BUNKUM4 ,IT IS ! BIR?PLACE ( BO? MOD]N ,P,R & ADV]TIS+1 ! FIR/ PLACE ON E>? TO APPLY TE*NIQUES ( COMM]CIAL M>KET+ TO POLITICS1 & A C\NTRY :]E1 = AT LEA/ ?IRTY YE>S1 ! ECONOMY HAS BE5 DRIV5 BY ! 5G9E ( F9ANCE--?AT IS1 BY ! MAGICAL CREATION ( WEAL? ?R\< F9ANCIAL SECURITIES & D]IVATIVES4 ,:5 Y\ CONSID] ?AT ?OSE ,U4,S4 COMPANIES ?AT /ILL PRODUCE COMMODITIES N[ DEVOTE !MSELVES MA9LY TO DEVELOP+ BR&S & IMAGES1 Y\ REALIZE ?AT ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM CONJURES VALUE 9TO BE+ *IEFLY BY CONV9C+ EV]YONE IT'S !RE4 

,ON SOME LEVEL1 WE UND]/& ?AT ?IS K9D ( MAGIC IS EV]Y:]E4 ,H[EV]1 WE'VE GR[N SO ACCU/OM$ TO ?9K+ ( IDEOLOGY 9 !OLOGICAL T]MS ?AT WE'VE FAIL$ TO CULTIVATE ! 9TELLECTUAL TOOLS TO UND]/& NOT ONLY H[ \R C\NTRY'S MAGIC REALLY OP]ATES1 BUT ALSO ?AT IT DOES1 9 FACT1 OP]ATE 9 ! WORLD ( EFFECTS4 ,WE DON'T TYPICALLY TRACE ! EFFECTS ( BELIEF BECAUSE WE >E SO US$ TO ?9K+ ( BELIEF 9 T]MS ( ! 9W>D S\L1 ! /ATE ( GRACE4 

,IT HELPS TO LIVE ELSE:]E ONCE 9 A :ILE4 ,ONCE 9 ,MADAGASC>1 ,I WAS /&+ AT ! FOOT ( A SACR$ M\NTA9 ) A FRI5D NAM$ ,*ANTAL & A MAGICIAN NAM$ ,RAKOTO1 WIDELY RUMOR$ TO BE A MA/] ( LOVE MAGIC4 ,I ASK$ IF ! RUMORS ( HIS P[]S W]E TRUE4 ,HE REPLI$ ?AT YES1 !Y REALLY EXI/$1 & !Y WORK$4 ,HE WAS A MA/] ( SU* SPELLS4 0,BUT COME ON10 ,*ANTAL 9T]JECT$1 0DO SPELLS REALLY WORK80 

0,Y\ DON'T BELIEVE ME80 ,RAKOTO ASK$4 0,WELL1 LET'S PUT IT TO ! TE/4 ,JU/ GIVE ME SOME OBJECT FROM Y\R POCKET--A COMB1 A RIBBON1 ANY?+ LIKE ?AT4 ,I'LL COME H]E TO ?IS M\NTA9 TOMORR[ AT MIDNI<T1 P]=M ! APPROPRIATE C]EMONIES1 & ,I'LL BET Y\ ANY?+ ?AT )9 AN H\R1 Y\'LL BE H]E TOO1 BR\<T AS IF 9 A TRANCE1 COMPLETELY NAK$4 ,DO Y\ WANT TO TRY80 ,%E DECL9$1 ( C\RSE4 

,:AT W\LD A !ORY ( ,AM]ICA LOOK LIKE ?AT FEATUR$ /ORIES LIKE ?IS ONE8 ,IT W\LD />T BY CALL+ \T \R TELLTALE ASSUMPTION ?AT ALL POLITICAL SY/EMS MU/ POSSESS SOME SORT ( LEGITIMACY 9 ! EYES ( ?OSE OV] :OM !Y RULE4 ,IT W\LD !N NOTE ?AT \R [N SY/EM ATTA9S ITS LEGITIMACY BY ASS]T+ A S]IES ( SIMPLE BELIEF /ATEM5TS1 SU* AS 0,AM]ICA IS A DEMOCRACY10 0,WE >E ALL EQUAL BE=E ! LAW10 & 0,9 A FREE M>KET EV]YONE IS REW>D$ ACCORD+ TO HIS OR H] M]ITS40 ,NEXT1 ! !ORI/S W\LD OBS]VE H[ \R POLITICS1 CONDUCT$ 9 ?IS FAIRY TALE UNIV]SE1 IS L>GELY A MATT] ( TRY+ TO CONV9CE EV]YONE TO BELIEVE ?AT !SE /ATEM5TS >E TRUE4 

,/ILL1 \R NEW !ORY W\LD H>DLY HAVE T\*$ ! REAL QUE/ION1 :I* IS3 ,H[ 9 ! WORLD DO ,AM]ICANS MANAGE TO BELIEVE SU* PROPOSITIONS 9 ! FACE ( OV]:ELM+ EVID5CE TO ! CONTR>Y8 

,DO ,AM]ICANS BELIEVE SU* PROPOSITIONS8 ,OBVI\SLY WE MU/1 OR ELSE :Y W\LD !Y BE SO EFFECTIVE8 ,BUT AS ANYONE :O HAS SP5T ANY TIME AT WORK+-CLASS B>S OR D9]S OR *UR* PICNICS CAN TE/IFY1 ALMO/ NO ONE 9 ,AM]ICA REALLY DOES BELIEVE 0,WE >E ALL EQUAL BE=E ! LAW0 OR 0,AM]ICA IS A DEMOCRACY40 ,9/EAD1 ! CONTROLL+ CONVICTION IS ?IS3 MO/ ,AM]ICANS >E UTT]LY CONV9C$ MO/ O!R ,AM]ICANS BELIEVE SU* ?+S4 ,MO/ ,AM]ICANS1 ?AT IS1 ?9K MO/ O!R ,AM]ICANS >E PR(\NDLY /UPID4 

,! IDEOLOGY WORKS BY TURN+ ! CYNICAL SUP]IORITY ( ! HUCK/]1 :O BELIEVES ?AT ! COMMON RUN ( HUMANITY IS COMPOS$ PRIM>ILY ( HAPLESS SUCK]S1 9TO A TOOL ( SOCIAL CONTROL4 0,HEY1 ,I CAN SEE ?R\< IT ALL10 WE SAY4 0,! GAME IS RIGG$4 ,BUT LET ME TELL Y\3 MO/ PEOPLE >E REALLY ?AT NAIVE4 ,!Y ACTUALLY BELIEVE ?IS %IT40 

,?IS ,AM]ICA TURNS UP NOT ONLY ON ,WALL ,/REET BUT 9 SUP]M>KET TABLOIDS LIKE ! ,SUN OR ! ,WEEKLY ,WORLD ,NEWS--NOT ! K9D ?AT FEATURE CELEBRITY DIET PLANS & RELAT$ F>E1 BUT ! ONES ?AT CONSI/ ALMO/ 5TIRELY ( /ORIES AB\T SATANIC TOA/]S & SPACE ALI5S4 ,!SE PUBLICATIONS HAVE N[ BE5 R5D]$ L>GELY IRRELEVANT BY ! WEB1 ) ITS LABYR9?S ( CONSPIRACY1 TROLL+1 & D\BLE-?9K1 ITS BIGFOOT SI<T+S1 ,U,F,O ABDUCTION N>RATIVES1 EXPOSES ( ! GREAT LUN> L&+ HOAX1 LIZ>DS1 BLACK HELICOPT]S1 & DEBATES OV] SUPPRESS$ MEMORIES ( RITUAL ABUSE4 

,9 !IR HEYDAY1 ! TABLOIDS HAD A DEVOT$ FOLL[+ AMONG COLLEGE /UD5TS4 ,! /UD5TS1 LIKE ?OSE :O CLICK ON ! WEB-5ABL$ /ORIES TODAY1 PICK$ !M UP L>GELY = ! PLEASURE ( SC(F+ AT !IR IMAG9$ READ]%IP1 :I* !Y ASSUM$ TO CONSI/ ( IGNORANT WORK+-CLASS H\SEWIVES :O BELIEV$ ! /ORIES4 

,BUT ! JOKE IS ON ! HUCK/]4 ,NO ONE BELIEVES ! BUNKUM4 ,! ONLY PEOPLE BE+ HOODW9K$ >E ?OSE :O IMAG9E ANYONE ELSE C\LD BE SO NAIVE4 

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