The idea that any of you not understanding that the "independence" and whatnot is "the conspiracy" misses the point of capitalism. The fake idea that we live in a democracy. As if we have any control through the ballot box... just insane honestly. But it is intentional

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As long as sustenance can come from killing and stealing resources from a far away land, or some manufactured caricature of some enemy, people are fine pretending they live in a democracy and everything will be ok. They fear what dealing with the system that creates these scenarios means as it brings the fight home instead of "over there, over there"... they turn a blind eye to how impoverished countries can somehow send raw materials to HMS xyz or to the US or to some other Global North entity. When you stop normalizing the evils the system is designed to manufacture, regardless of puppets at the top, you begin to realize that the pathways to change are not going to be found within the systems that create them. It takes courage moreso than knowledge. Though knowledge is the key to opening courage to the possibilities, courage is needed to face the actual demons that will defend the current order.