We don’t think anymore. We consume. We scroll. We parrot. Rarely are our ideas our own. And this isn’t a coincidence, it’s by design.
The Politics of Scapegoating
Politics has always had a flair for distraction. When the walls start closing in and the public begins to ask difficult questions, like why schools are underfunded, why hospitals are overcrowded, or why wages stagnate while the cost of living soars, the political elite reach for their oldest trick in the book: scapegoating.