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Dystopian Patriotainment: "Citizenship meets Bloodsport"

Dystopian Patriotainment: "Citizenship meets Bloodsport"

What reads like dystopian fiction is now a real pitch to DHS. It's not satire. It’s an American spectacle: Draped in red, white, and cruelty.

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May 19, 2025
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Welcome to 2025, where the line between governance and spectacle has dissolved in an acid bath of opportunism, cowardice, and network ratings.

In a nation where 11 million undocumented immigrants already live in legal limbo and where citizenship is a grueling bureaucratic slaughterhouse, someone thought: “You know what this needs? A game show.” Enter th…

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