10. Re-purpose funding to domestic security efforts due to increasing civil unrest - which is supported by one division of the society
11. State governors, who have managed to mitigate the catastrophic condition, begin to act against the federal security efforts and encourage citizens to identify with the state and not the federal government
12. The state governments become more trusted relative to the federal government
state-groups

7. Keep mitigating the economic impact to the people with sustaining-capital (not investment capital) and do it using debt
8. Sustain the economic suppression so that the tax revenue is significantly reduced
9. Sustain the funding until the currency begins to be devalued by traders and inflation begins to accelerate

4. Accelerate the divisions of the people by associating their values to their reaction to the catastrophic condition (such as wearing a mask)
5. Sustain the conditions for an extended period by ensuring that the catastrophic condition is not fixed (such as opening up too early)
6. Create an environment where the economy is suppressed into a deep recession.

How to bring down a country in 20 easy steps:
(We are at step 5)
1. Split the people based on their personal values and not the collective values of the country
2. Accelerate that condition with divisive leadership
3. Insert an unavoidable, catastrophic condition into society that impacts everyone's lifestyle (such as a pandemic)

I've been building COVID dashboards for my own use, but maybe people here might find them interesting or useful. Have a look!
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My broad-stroke opinion:
Conservatives and Liberals can both be intelligent.
But, the difference in their intelligence occurs upfront, when they are considering the information to define their position.
A conservative is dominated by a "belief structure" where their data-filter is less discerning unless it conforms to their beliefs.
A liberal approaches the data from a discerning perspective and with fewer belief-biases.
This is why the word "truth" has different meanings to them.

Some breaking, good news for civil rights: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/politics/supreme-court-lgbtq-employment-case/index.html

Racism is a form of Groupism.

Calling muslims "terrorists" is a form of Groupism.

Saying "Fuck the Police" is a form of Groupism.

Saying "Republicans have their head up their ass" is a form of Groupism.

Combining the protesters with the looters is a form of Groupism.

Saying "All politicians are corrupt" is a form of Groupism.

We all are guilty of Groupism.

It's primal.

It over-simplifies.

Call it out in yourself.

Call it out in others.

Don't be a Groupist.