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Capitalism’s Lies Are Destroying America
Political divisions, racial tensions, and economic inequalities are symptoms of a failed capitalistic society in need of reform.
America is more divided today than it has ever been since the Civil War. If you think this is an exaggeration, look no further than the Republicans officially calling for their states to secede from the union. Racial tensions are at their highest since the Civil Rights movement. The Department of Homeland Security recently released a memo outlining the imminent threat of white nationalist terrorism.
From abroad, America looks like a failed society plunging in chaos and fascism. Sure, Joe Biden’s swearing-in, Bernie’s mittens, and the first raft of executive actions have brought back a sense of decency, dignity, and humanity to D.C. and the White House, but we are still to see the real stuff. Holding Trump, his Republican abetters, and his mobs responsible for their crimes is paramount to restoring faith in the American experiment; this endeavour appears doomed from the start.
Faced with such destruction and depravity, we must try to understand where this all comes from. Why has America turned into the crazed, post-truth, divided nation that it is today?
