Pepe on crack

He suggested a different kind of "recovery" that would not include RV's roaring out of Elkhart, but a "wiser way of life" that recalls the "experience of addiction." Capitalism's beneficiaries, like drug addicts, first must address the root cause of their avaricious consumerism: "unresolved pain or anger, the need to anesthetize painful emotions, lack of creativity in finding ways to feel happy and alive, unaddressed relational and spiritual deficits, [and] lack of self-awareness."

Another addiction is the "hallucinogenic stimulant of fear," which [conservative] religious and political leaders foment for dollars and votes. The targets are predictable: "By making straights afraid of gays, conservatives afraid of progressives, Christians and Jews afraid of Muslims, citizens afraid of immigrants, and vice versa, these leaders get a quick organizational high -- crack for their unity and morale."