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It’s Not “Them.” It’s Us.

Stop blaming foreign boogeymen and billionaire phantoms—the American fix starts in the mirror.

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Walter Curt
Sep 18, 2025
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POLITICS: By Walter Curt

Every time we hit another cultural pothole, a familiar chorus warms up: Blame Beijing, blame Moscow, blame that shadowy coven of billionaires who allegedly meet by candlelight to plot the next chapter of our national decline. It’s a tidy bedtime story for grown-ups who prefer villains to responsibility. But the truth is plainer a…

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