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False Flag

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By Atomic HistorianPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
False Flag
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We’re all tired of this

The braggadocious actors in our theater

The false flag notions of progress

The boiling oceans of hate and dissent

A churning, burning cauldron of despair

Their words constantly clogging the air

Screaming “IT WASN’T FAIR!”

When we all know that there is no other side

They play us off each other

To hide the reality

Their competition is a fallacy

There is only one party

The monied think tankers and bankers

Tinkering constantly to squeeze one last ounce of blood from us

Employing us against our will

Checking ourselves out in the self-checkout

Posting more and more

Just for one more ounce of clout

Shouting at each other in our rags and rigs

With all the doodads and switches

While they ship away all of our riches

Who is to blame

When we get smacked with the boomerang

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    Written by Atomic Historian