It Was Never About Personal Failure. It Was About Control.
The silence is heavy right now.
People are struggling—but no one wants to talk about it.
The bank accounts are thinning.
The bills are stacking.
The credit cards are maxed.
And yet everyone’s pretending they’re fine.
Why?
Because the system trained us to feel shame for its failure.
Your neighbour just got their property tax bill.
They couldn’t afford last year’s.
They won’t afford this one either.
A dad just found out he can’t put his kid in swimming lessons.
A mom just grabbed the cheaper cereal—even though she knows what’s in it.
The family down the street sold their second car.
Not for sustainability—for survival.
But you won’t hear these stories on the news.
You’ll just hear that “unemployment is down.”
As if that tells the whole truth.
The truth is this:
You’re not crazy.
You’re not lazy.
You’re not alone.
You were set up.
The cost of living exploded.
Wages didn’t.
The housing market was hijacked.
The food system was gutted.
The job market was flooded with cheap labour.
And while Canadians were laid off, temporary foreign workers replaced them—because it was cheaper.
And when the collapse hit—
They bailed out billionaires.
Then had the audacity to ask you why you’re falling behind.
They told you mass immigration would strengthen the economy.
But now you can’t find a doctor, your rent has doubled, and your kids are being passed over for jobs.
We’re not importing the best and brightest—we’re importing desperation.
And it’s by design.
They want you to blame yourself.
Because if you blame yourself—you won’t blame them.
You won’t look at:
- The rigged taxes
- The endless interest
- The corporate collusion
- The monopolies
- The offshore accounts
- The fact that nearly every “public servant” now works for private interests
They want you broke, stressed, and isolated.
Because then, you’re easier to manage.
Easier to surveil.
Easier to control.
But here’s the twist:
You’re still standing.
You’re still fighting.
You’re still finding a way to care, provide, and love.
And that? That’s power.
So here’s what we say to the system:
You don’t get our shame.
You don’t get our guilt.
You don’t get to define us by your broken metrics.
We define ourselves by how we show up—
For our families.
For our communities.
For ourselves.
Even when it’s hard.
Especially when it’s hard.
The system is crumbling.
But we are rising.
Not in debt.
Not in silence.
But in truth.
Because the moment we stop hiding—
Is the moment we start rebuilding.
If you voted for this? Own it.
If you didn’t vote? Your silence still shaped it.
We all played a role in what’s unfolding—
And now, we all have a role in what comes next.
You are not failing.
You are awakening.
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