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<p>Katie is curious, so she asks questions, and gets surprisingly honest answers.</p>
<p><em>Early evening at Curious Katie's suburban home.....</em></p>
<p>Curious Katie: Hey mom, whatcha doin?<br>
Katie’s Mom (slumped into sofa): I’m watching some funny <em><strong>propaganda on Tell-Lie-Vision.<br>
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<p>Katie: Why are ya doing that?<br>
Mom: Because I need to<em><strong> escape reality</strong></em> for a while, dear. I had a long day at work.<br>
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<p>Katie: Why was it a long day?<br>
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<p>Mom: Well, first of all,<em><strong> I had to work four hours just to pay a group of extortion-funded people who call themselves government.</strong></em> Then I worked another four hours so I could earn enough to help pay for food and shelter for you, your dad, and I. </p>
<p>Katie: Hmmm, that’s weird.<br>
Mom: It is weird, isn’t it?<br>
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<p>Katie: <em><strong> Why don’t you just stop paying those people that call themselves government?<br>
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<p>Mom: Well, dear, because if I don’t, then some<em><strong> order-followers from that same group will come to our house and use violence to take our property. They might even throw mommy in a cage. </strong></em> You don’t want me to be in a cage, now do you, dear?<br>
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<p>Katie: Oh, no! No cage for you mommy! Hmmm, that’s weird. Why are those people so mean?<br>
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<p>Mom: Oh, they’re not all mean, dear. Many of them are just misguided. <em><strong>They’re under mind-control. </strong></em> They think what they’re doing is good, but it’s actually bad.<br>
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<p>Katie: Wow, I don’t like mind-control, then.<br>
Mom: Neither do I, dear. How was your day at school?<br>
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<p>Katie: Meh, not so good.<br>
Mom: What did you learn?<br>
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<p>Katie:<em><strong> I learned how to obey and be quiet.<br>
</strong></em>Mom: Oh, dear. You didn’t learn more than that?<br>
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<p>Katie: Nope.<br>
Mom: I’m sorry, dear. I wish I could teach you here at home.<br>
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<p>Katie: Why can’t you?<br>
Mom: Well, I just don’t have time, and neither does your father. We’re too busy working.<br>
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<p>Katie: <em><strong>So you can pay those crazy guys from government?<br>
</strong></em>Mom: Yes, dear. </p>
<p> Katie: Hmmph, that doesn’t make sense.<br>
Mom: Good observation, dear. It doesn’t make sense. Lots of things that people do don’t make sense. <br>
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<p>Katie: Mommy, what will happen if I don’t go to school?<br>
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<p>Mom: Oh, I’m not sure dear. <em><strong> Maybe some people from the government gang, called CPS, would come steal you from us.</strong></em> <br>
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<p>Katie: Oh, no! That’s even crazier! Why are those people so crazy?<br>
Mom: I don’t know dear, that’s a good question. <br>
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<p><em>Dad enters the house.<br>
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<p>Mom: Welcome home, dear. <br>
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<p>Katie (runs to give him a hug): Hi, daddy. How was work?<br>
Dad: Boring, stressful, tedious, and way too long. How was your day?<br>
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<p>Katie: The usual. Daddy, what’s for dinner?<br>
Dad: I dunno, let’s talk to your mommy and see.<br>
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<p>Mom: I thought we might have some GMO veggies and chemical-doused pasta. <br>
Dad: Mmmm, that sounds like it’ll help me continue my existence, but won’t keep me healthy. I wash, you chop?</p>
<p>Mom: Sure.<br>
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<p>Katie: Mom, why can’t we have organic veggies? They taste better. <br>
Mom: I know, dear, but we can only afford that once in a while.<br>
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<p>Katie: Maybe we could <em><strong>grow some veggies outside.</strong></em> Make a garden, ya know, how about that?<br>
Dad: That’s a great idea, dear, and I wish we could.<br>
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<p>Katie: Why can’t we?<br>
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<p>Dad: Because if we grow veggies in the front yard, then<em><strong> someone that works in the</strong></em> <em><strong>authoritarian gang called government will come and destroy it. </strong></em> <em><strong>They might even steal money from us or throw us in a cage, too. </strong></em> <br>
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<p>Katie: Oh no! I don’t want that!<br>
Mom: Neither do we, dear. <em><strong>So that’s why we don’t have a garden.<br>
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<p><em>Later that night around 10pm, and all three are getting ready to sleep.<br>
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<p>Katie: Mommy, why do I have to sleep now? I’m not tired.<br>
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<p>Mom: I know, dear, but you have to get up early to go to school. And you remember why you have to go to school, right?<br>
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<p>Katie: <em><strong>Yeah, so those crazy people calling themselves government won’t hurt us. </strong></em> <br>
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<p>Mom: That’s right, dear. And I’ve got to sleep now, too,<em><strong> so I can work half the day tomorrow to pay those same crazy people. </strong></em><br>
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<p>Katie: Mommy, <em><strong>I think that government is a bad idea. </strong></em><br>
Mom: I think so, too, dear. Goodnight. </p>
<p><em><strong>Thanks for your time and attention!</strong></em></p>
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