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so today i got an email from an old friend, the pertinent portion of which i've reproduced below
which depressed me unutterably.
why? because this particular friend (let's call her "babe"), as far from stupid as she happens to be, and despite the screaming evidence all about her to the contrary
still feels the need to self-deprecate and apologize for taking an eminently rational step towards protecting her hard-earned wealth.
as i sat there and thought about why the stigma surrounding gold could still possibly exist in america, i realized that for many it probably all comes down to its association with
see, like so many of my friends, the babe in question happens to be a dyed-in-the-wool liberal. and while in other circumstances i generally consider that condition nothing more than a minor, benign and often amusing derangement, i'm now realizing that it and the knee-jerk prejudices it breeds is probably going to doom many of her ilk to future and unnecessary poverty. many, but thankfully not all.
you did the right thing, babe.
