TOWNSHEND — Thank you very much, MacLean Gander.
I am deeply concerned by the false labels and consequent drugging of children, at least. I believe you have the exact point: drugging children into compliance (to operate as robots) and form a docile workforce for the few rich on the planet.
This scenario was foreseen by various thinkers. It's the substance of novels and science fiction movies.
How did we allow this evil to get this far? It is a very sick world.
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