Indeed. Note that the co-ordinated steps required to course-correct this horror-show are typically described by critics as “authoritarian” or “anti-democratic”: yet it is obvious that this accurately describes the status quo. Baudelaire’s quip of “the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist” is overused, but genuinely applicable here.
Indeed. Note that the co-ordinated steps required to course-correct this horror-show are typically described by critics as “authoritarian” or “anti-democratic”: yet it is obvious that this accurately describes the status quo. Baudelaire’s quip of “the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist” is overused, but genuinely applicable here.