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SuperTruth®: The Capitalist Who Gave Birth to a Blue Whale Who Gave Birth to a Renunciate Capitalist

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...that’s how things had to be done back then, under the yoke of capitalism. Human communities had to rely on the good will of individual benevolent custodians of property, distribution, policy, and wealth the likes of FDR, Andrew Carnegie, and the owners of Costco. And if they weren’t benevolent and possessed no good will, humans and everyone else were merde out of luck.

Considering the possibilities for responsible capitalism via the examples of Tom Brokaw's "dirtbag" friends Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins, for CEOs of Patagonia and Esprit, respectively.

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Jeff Dorchen

According to his contacts on LinkedIn, Jeff Dorchen can do just about anything. He’s a visual artist, songwriter/musician, actor, essayist, poet, playwright and screenwriter.

 

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