>>>Hearst did miracles with the "Yellow Peril" in the early 1900's.
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>Now it's the Russian Peril. ;-)
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>>>That works until the not-so-poor guys and the really-poor guys put their heads together and figure out who the enemy really is.
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>Agreed. Add the Middle Class to the unrest and disconnected elites are in trouble. Which is one reason why there's so much organized ragey protest to keep people distracted as a proxy for actually effecting change. Put on your pussy hat and shriek "not my president!" and then go away satisfied until next year. Meanwhile the 1% claims another few billion of national wealth and brings in a few hundred thousand more workers with degrees to compete/drive down salaries by $15K for the kids of the middle class leaving university expecting good jobs and careers.
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>>>That works until the not-so-poor guys and the really-poor guys put their heads together and figure out who the enemy really is.
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>And then they put on their yellow vests and force change. ;-)

Or run for congress and win.