A devastating tool that the powerful have that isn't talked about is their ability to deem someone legitimate or not. They of course deem themselves, their supporters & sycophants "legitimate" & "credible." They brand anyone challenging power from the outside as illegitmate. 1/2
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This has huge ramifications. The voices of the powerless are then considered illegitimate & not worth covering or amplifying. Mouthpieces of the powerful are given the royal treatment and everyone is told they are the keepers of the truth. This is how power maintains itself. 2/2
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It’s not just the powerless. It’s anyone who doesn’t agree with their worldview.
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This is my deep concern.
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They already know. But they’re caught in a web, unable or unwilling to free themselves. They’re either being fed by the system or afraid that if they call it out, the system will expel them. A few genuine disruptors are allowed to remain as long as they’re outnumbered enough.

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