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The Epic Struggle Just Ahead

Since the forces seeking to decentralize capital and power are distributed among numerous competing interest groups, the forces of centralization have the upper hand.

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Charles Hugh Smith
Jan 23, 2026
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Today I conclude this week’s exploration of narrative control as the core mechanism of social, political and economic control. In Narrative Control Made Easy: Us versus Them, I explained the core dynamic of creating binaries (us or them, all or nothing, “capitalism” or “communism,” etc.) that force a false choice, an illusion of choice that directs the …

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