Trump Won. What Now? with Heather Cox Richardson
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Distract to Control
A longstanding strategy in politics involves diverting public attention to scapegoats, such as welfare recipients, rather than addressing systemic issues like income inequality. This tactic, used since the 1980s, facilitates the transfer of wealth from the lower 90% to the top 1%. Historical precedents in places like Rwanda and Nazi Germany reveal that authoritarian regimes often target marginalized communities to maintain power and support by fostering a narrative that blames these groups for broader societal problems, thus enabling the privileged few to benefit from governmental policies while the masses remain misled.
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