Let it all burn

This is how you'd do it

heather delaney reese writes —

if you wanted to
take over a government
without firing a shot
without a war
this is exactly
how you’d do it

you find someone
with no ethics

no conscience
no limits

you teach them how
to make money

maybe through
trafficking children
and women

you position them
near the rich and powerful

you entice those people
into compromising situation

you record it
then you own them

you build a pyramid of complicity
where each person
who’s caught brings in three more
and the network expands

you make sure they feel protected
they get the loans they need
the funding for their businesses
the political cover when it gets messy

you infiltrate law enforcement
so no one talks

you include politicians
from both parties
so you have access to every chamber

and if anyone tries to come forward
you make an example of them

you threaten and silence them

you dispose of anyone who
becomes too much of a risk
through violence
financial ruin
social destruction
targeting their families

this isn’t just about
protecting secrets

this is about protecting power
by any means necessary

— let it all burn

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Written a couple week ago but…still relevant,
Jenny

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