Now.
Now, more than ever.
Now, when people are destroying what they believe they are protecting, as so often is the case.
Now, when people feel righteous in their destruction.
Now, when people trust the false as though it is divine.
We are all being used.
Freedom is fragile. It can be destroyed with simple words. This is why those who charge themselves with protecting it choose their words carefully. It is also why those who vie to replace freedom with their own self-serving will seem to lack nuance, but it is a certainty that their words are chosen just as carefully. They will be novel in their boldness, and commonality. They will offer the only salvation from the shame of our weakest depravities in return for devotion and loyalty beyond rationality, they will profit beyond imagination, and they will wield their power without the respect they demand with it.
Those who are desperate to justify their tortured egos and flawed reasoning will bow at the feet of a savior whose words tell them just how right they’ve always been. They will revel in the strength of unity through shared sickness. Even the virtuous, in opposition…
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Joseph D. Newcomer 
You nailed the atmosphere we find ourselves in right now, although many will read your words and still not understand what is happening, or what nearly happened. Most of us are hoping that the end result will wilt away with the craziness that we have witnessed. It might!
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I hope it will as well. Thank you.
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This one really spoke to me. You have gotten to the heart of the deception. Well done!
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Thank you so much! Sadly, I feel like a lot of us are experts in being deceived at this point.
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