Happiness Machines

Arguing what might be my last debate
With an old, friend who taught me
The value of listening...

He brought me to a documentary of a king
Who sought to silence our Shadows through art---
The very worst he did was endorse smoking cigarettes.

I agreed with him, the methods employed
Could be used to the population's detriment;
I even agreed that the frustration created by
Social engineers was wrong.

I agreed with him those very psychoanalytic
Methods employed by Bernays could be used to cause great harm.
I agreed to the last breath of agreement...

But, to say that Freud's nephew was a bad man
I could not. He made prominent his uncle---
Well, literally made his theories famous,
Enriched the United States population
Along with himself in everything he did;
He enriched his uncle....
I could not agree on that point.
I could agree on everything else we talked about
But when I got to the bottom of the issue,
I would rather rich men be like Bernays
Seeking to bring everyone else up to their level
Than be like Soros and bring everyone down. 

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