The problem is our economy and political system was handed over to corporations and the wealthy, resulting in stagnating wages, gridlocked government by design, and now, as the system buckles, they’re using authoritarianism and conspiracy theories to maintain control.
All of these “outrages” and conspiracy theories are just a means of transferring blame for economic exploitation to vulnerable populations so that the exploitation can continue and increase. It’s the hiding of a crime, and until we start treating it as such it’ll keep working.
“CRT outrage” is about hiding actual history and taking control of culture so that it’ll become an indoctrination cycle. Deep State/QAnon nonsense is about explaining globalism and de-industrialization through supernatural means.
These are cycles we’ve seen over and over.
These are cycles we’ve seen over and over.
History tells us that when the rich and powerful feel things shifting they employ conspiracy theories to reassert control. Once that happens, they double down on censorship, bring culture and education to order, and use fascistic violence as protection. It’s a cycle.
Right now we’re in a reactionary stage. The Right is framing all of culture as an insidious plot, precipitating expansive and repressive control that’s treated as “defense against attack.” If that works, violence/intimidation will be used to make it permanent.
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