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If society needs to all get along then it has already failed.

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Crazier idea. Let’s create a fake facial group, and blame all our problems on them! We’ll first manufacture a fake racial group that no real human could be mistaken for. Then we’ll create fake history, fake documentation, maybe even invent an imaginary island they originate from. We’ll run endless fake news stories showing them committing horrible crimes. Etc. Turn the hate machine up to 11.

It won’t fool the most intelligent, but that’s fine. Everyone who wants someone to hate will have someone to hate. And no one will have to suffer for it.

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You’ve got it backwards. Society doesn’t work without a looming threat, whether that’s an enemy or the environment.

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Ironically, we do have a common enemy: The billionaires. Problem is the enemy has managed to brainwash almost half the populace into fighting for them.

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Insert “Always has been” meme here

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A “Showerthought” is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you’re doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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