By Jeff Cooper

The level of gaslighting happening right now is beyond comprehension. These leaders—politicians, corporate elites, media gatekeepers—have misappropriated public funds, bailed out billionaires, and engaged in corruption for decades. Now, instead of taking responsibility, they turn around and blame the very people they exploited.

They tell us:

  • “There’s no money for healthcare, but here’s billions for war.”
  • “We can’t afford to fix your schools, but we can bail out failing banks.”
  • “You need to tighten your belts, but we’ll give tax cuts to corporations.”

It’s a system that robs the people, then forces the people to pay for the robbery. And what makes it even worse? The media plays its part perfectly, spinning the narrative so people direct their anger at each other instead of at the real culprits.

It’s not stupidity—it’s intentional deception. America isn’t just allowing this; it’s been conditioned to normalize this level of exploitation. They keep the people distracted with culture wars, racial divisions, and manufactured crises so they don’t realize they’re all being bled dry.

The True Meaning of Being WOKE

For too long, they have tried to twist and weaponize the term “woke.” They turned it into a slur, a scapegoat, a boogeyman to distract from the real issues. But let’s reclaim the term for what it really means—awareness, consciousness, and the refusal to be deceived.

To be WOKE means to see through the lies. It means recognizing the system for what it is

—a machine designed to keep the people divided while the wealthy and powerful tighten their grip. It means understanding how history has been rewritten, how narratives have been controlled, and how the same oppressive cycles are repeated.

They fear a truly WOKE society because a society that is awake cannot be controlled.

A people who are aware cannot be manipulated. That’s why they’ve worked so hard to destroy the meaning of the term—because the last thing they want is for America to actually wake up.

Breaking the Cycle

Your frustration is real. The hypocrisy is suffocating. And the worst part? History tells us that unless people wake up, this same cycle will repeat—only this time, it’ll be even worse.

The question is: how do we break it?

  1. Recognize the Game – Stop falling for their distractions. When they try to divide us with race, gender, or ideology, look deeper. Who benefits from our division? Who profits from our suffering?
  2. Control the Narrative – The media is owned by corporations that have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. Support independent journalism, truth-tellers, and platforms that expose reality rather than manipulate it.
  3. Demand Accountability – Stop letting politicians and corporate leaders off the hook. Hold them accountable not just with votes but with actions—protests, economic resistance, and collective organizing.
  4. Educate and Empower – The greatest weapon against deception is knowledge. Read, learn, share information. Make sure the next generation isn’t trapped in the same cycle of manufactured ignorance.
  5. Reclaim Our Future – America doesn’t have to continue down this path. We have the power to create a system that works for the people, not against them. But it starts with waking up.

The time for America to be WOKE is now. Not their twisted definition of it, but the real one—the one rooted in awareness, justice, and truth. Because if America refuses to wake up… it will not survive.

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