They, , gave their working class no healthcare, no housing security, no guaranteed income, no protection from debt, no protection from the corporations that own their government.
And their working class responded not with rage at the system but with pride in the flag.
This is the masterpiece.
The most successful propaganda operation in modern history was not convincing Americans that other countries were dangerous.
It was convincing Americans that being American was itself a form of wealth that compensated for everything they didn't have.
Identity as a substitute for material security.
The empire doesn't just exploit the Global South.
It exploits its own people.
And its own people thank it for the privilege.

Source -> https://xcancel.com/nxt888/status/2043409093264859647#m

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