The United States has entered the ranks of the failed states. One of the most remarkable manifestations of … - Paul Craig Roberts

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Paul Craig Roberts

The United States has entered the ranks of the failed states. One of the most remarkable manifestations of a failed state is that the criminals are all inside the government operating against the people, whereas in a normal state, the criminals are on the outside of the government, operating against it. So, we now have every manifestation of being a failed state, with the government in the hands of a few Wall Street gangsters.

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