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By Khalil Hakim

Myth No. 1—You are free

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Myth No. 2—If you work hard, things will get better.

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Myth No. 3—Buying STUFF will make you happy.

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Myth No. 4—The police are here to protect you.

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Myth No. 5—We have a real JUSTICE system

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Myth No. 6—We have an independent media that keeps the rulers accountable

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Myth No. 7—We have an accountable and legitimate voting system. 

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Myth No. 8—We have a democracy.

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No society should function with this level of inequality, with the possible exception of one of those prison planets in a “Star Wars” movie. 

But #thisisAmerica

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