The juicy part of the segment starts at 2:14 (the rest ain't too bad, either.) Watch.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Free Market Religion
Stephen Colbert's wit is the best antidote for the platitudes that regularly find their way in the mainstream media. It's about time someone took on the myth of the "free market" as the best possible system, requiring no changes, no intervention, and incapable of doing any harm if left to its own devices. Colbert analogizes the free market with religion, calling it "moneytheism." Colbert's satire, as usual, is unassailable. He is a true national treasure.
The juicy part of the segment starts at 2:14 (the rest ain't too bad, either.) Watch.
The juicy part of the segment starts at 2:14 (the rest ain't too bad, either.) Watch.
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