Socio-Economic Commentary

"I’m not a scholar, just a guy who sees the patterns. Why do innovative brands disappear after being bought? From the chip aisle to the Paramount merger, I’m exploring 'The Acquisition Graveyard'—the pattern of how modern big business buys competition just to bury it."

The post argues that generational conflict is a manufactured distraction designed to prevent younger generations from recognizing shared interests and forming a political bloc. This illusion, fueled by media narratives, diverts attention from pressing issues like student debt and climate change. The author proposes creating a self-funding political action committee, ForAllPAC, to empower diverse, principle-driven candidates.

While the working class cheered, the elite executed a devastating scam: eliminating $1.2 million in corporate pollution costs led to thousands of premature deaths. The tax cuts offered a negligible $20/wk windfall, instantly negated by inflation and tariffs. Enforcement is a joke; fines for environmental crimes are often less than $1% of the profit saved. The poor paid the price in health and lost wages, while Making Aristocracy Great Again.

This Independence Day critique analyzes the classic film as a prophetic social commentary on the Uber wealthy, capitalism, and planetary resource extraction.