FROM  "SONY THANG" ON X<br />Venezuela is not the target.<br /><br />It’s the distraction.<br /><br />When Americans can’t afford rent, they are told to fear Caracas.<br /><br />When their cities decay, they are told socialism did it.<br /><br />When their wages stagnate, they are told Maduro is the problem.<br /><br />Empire is a magician.<br /><br />The trick is always the same.<br /><br />Make the audience stare at the foreign villain<br /><br />While the wallet disappears at home.<br />