By Chris Hedges / The Chris Hedges Report Editor's Note: This is a video/audio reading of Chris Hedges' article 'The Empire Self Destructs,' which was originally published on ScheerPost here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYkXGc4opls&t=142s The billionaires, Christian fascists, grifters, psychopaths, imbeciles, narcissists and deviants who have seized control of Congress, the White House and the courts, are cannibalizing…