The Near Entirety of Americans Are Engulfed by a Nationalistic Stockholm Syndrome

09/08/2026 Notes in the Margin

“This is the epitome of what is called ‘Stockholm Syndrome,’ where the ‘citizen’ (victim) forms a psychological attachment (bond) with his captor, controller, and master; in this case, the government.”

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