The ultimate political illusion: Republicans don’t need to win your vote to keep power; they just need to convince you to stay home. They know that even if they lose the Senate majority, the uniparty apparatus keeps the status quo intact. Power isn’t won at the ballot box anymore . . . it’s maintained through your apathy.
The most effective form of state media is the manufactured crisis. The government creates a problem, the networks sell the fear, and then the politicians offer a solution that coincidentally involves you giving up more of your money and your freedom. They aren’t saving you. They are just selling you your own shackles.
