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We All Know

We all know what's going on.

We all know that Washington is full of criminals.

We all know that fiscal responsibility is a laughable, distant memory.

We all know that politicians pretend to care about us while enriching themselves.

We all know that our political process is a partisan joke.

We all know that our economy is a house of cards, endlessly tottering on the edge of collapse.


So, we make memes.

We make memes about toilet paper.

We make memes about Jeffrey Epstein and Twisted Tea.

We watch cat videos. 

We watch sports while drinking light beer and spiked seltzer.

We debate whether Jordan or LeBron is the GOAT while Western Civilization crumbles around us.


We all know.

Or maybe we don't.

Maybe there are people out there who are just that blind. 

Maybe there are sheep out there longing to be herded.

Maybe there are zealous adherents to the religion of politics, worshipping at the feet of politician priests. 

I'm not sure which is worse.  

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