[Source] Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you that you could be anything in the free republic of America? Well, plot twist: what if America isn't exactly a republic anymore, but something closer to... a corporation? And what if your role in this business arrangement isn't as a shareholder, but as inventory on the balance sheet?
Here's the absurdly short version: In 1871, Congress passed an innocent-looking act to reorganize DC's government using distinctly corporate language. Coincidentally (or not), this happened right after a devastating Civil War left America financially desperate. Over the next few decades, a series of legal and financial changes gradually transformed how our country functions – from natural rights to commercial codes, from elected officials to administrative experts, from gold-backed currency to digital debt entries. Think of it as the world's longest corporate takeover – just without the press release.
If you've followed my previous explorations of manufactured perception and controlled narratives, you'll recognize a familiar pattern here. The potential corporate transformation of America isn't just another conspiracy theory - it's a documented trail of primary sources that raise profound questions about governance structures we take for granted.
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