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A 19th-century oil painting of a granny reading a bedtime story to a young girl in a four-poster bed. The image has been altered: the girl's face has been replaced with that of a grinning early 20th century newsboy; he looks foolish and beguiled. The granny's head has been replaced by a 19th century caricature of Uncle Sam, who is grinning wolfishly. The bed's curtains are overlaid with blown-up images of a US $100 bill. The book that granny is reading has been replaced with Atlas Shrugged. The brick granny's foot is resting upon has been replaced with a gold brick.

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A 19th-century oil painting of a granny reading a bedtime story to a young girl in a four-poster bed. The image has been altered: the girl's face has been replaced with that of a grinning early 20th century newsboy; he looks foolish and beguiled. The granny's head has been replaced by a 19th century caricature of Uncle Sam, who is grinning wolfishly. The bed's curtains are overlaid with blown-up images of a US $100 bill. The book that granny is reading has been replaced with Atlas Shrugged. The brick granny's foot is resting upon has been replaced with a gold brick.
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Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Sunday, 08-Dec-2024 07:02:11 JST Cory Doctorow
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How America's oligarchs lull us with the be-your-own-boss fairy tale
Man, I wish this one had a higher-rez original. The 19th century painting of a kid being read a bedtime story by her kindly granny was *perfect*, except it was only 804 pixels wide! The grinning Uncle Sam is from Keppler (Keppler's Uncle Sams are many, varied, and *great*). The grinning kid is from a 19th century collection of photos of child laborers, and I *love* his expression (he's a newsie).
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