YLITT12 - Your Life is Their Toy series - Part 12

Part 12 of Emanuel Josephson's 1948 book, "Your Life is Their Toy; Merchants in Medicine."

Read by Jim Bunyan of Rejected Knowledge.

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AFP18 - Anti-Federalist Papers - Part 18

In his fiery final essay, Centinel lays bare the attempts of the Founders and their tools to stifle dissent. They are hindering communications between those concerned about the new Constitution. Because the Federalists cannot use strength of arguments and substance, they lie, bully, steal, and bribe to achieve their aims. Centinel laments that the Postal Service is an effective tool for Federalist interceptions of mailings.

Centinel demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt the lack of support for the Constitution among Pennsylvania's population. He enumerates examples. He has the goods and lays out the arithmetic. He points out the Federalists' use of false surveys.

Sadly, censorship and strong-arm tactics are depriving the population of facts about the new government.

Centinel signs off by proclaiming his pride in maintaining anonymity. Many attempts have been made to learn his true identity. He mentions Committees of Correspondence as a way of bypassing the Post Office. Despite smear tactics aimed at Centinel, he has no regrets about his work and hopes it will yield positive results.

A sad irony is that Anti-Federalists like Centinel - who are ignored today - had empathy toward their fellow citizens. The smooth-talking Founders worshipped today were but a mere shadow in comparison.

Read by Eric the Blacksmith.

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YLITT11 - Your Life is Their Toy series - Part 11

Part 11 of Emanuel Josephson's 1948 book, "Your Life is Their Toy; Merchants in Medicine."

Read by Jim Bunyan of Rejected Knowledge.

Find other Rejected Knowledge series and other complete series under the Pages section to the right.

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AFP17 - Anti-Federalist Papers - Part 17

In Letter No. 17, Centinel expands upon his previous essay. He takes direct aim at the Founders scamming their fellow Americans for millions of dollars. Well-to-do elites, acting as political saviors, are speculating using public monies.

Centinel displays amazing courage in this missive. He names names and levels charges.
 
Does Centinel make another tangential reference to Alexander Hamilton, who had a powerful influence over George Washington?

The Federalists are stealing supplies and property and are using their plunder to further their hold on power.

Centinel calls out Federalist Francis Hopkinson as a shill for
denigrating the Irish-born Anti-Federalist writer and educator, Benjamin Workman, aka Philadelphiensis. Centinel implies that Hopkinson, "The Little Fiddler," has debased himself by accepting bribes.

It's an unpopular claim in today's myth-loving, hero-worshiping America: The Founders were erudite grifters who pulled every trick out of the bag to swindle their fellow citizens out of their liberties and property. 

Sadly, and ironically, Americans have been propagandized into believing they can’t be propagandized.

Read by Eric the Blacksmith.

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