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This has already happened.

The wealthy elite want people frothing at the mouth over identity / social issues so nobody notices how much money they are stealing and how much toxic sludge they are polluting our environment with.

All of our mass media news is owned by one oligarch or another. That is why CNN only talks about Trump and Fox News only talks about whatever controversy-de-jour is going on for the day.




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