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Blame shifting by the people that they believe they should trust.
"The democrats caused this mess"
"If the democrats were in power, they would do way worse than this"
"This is temporary pain to prevent the democrats from ruining EVERYTHING"
"~~Heil Hitler~~ THE DEMOCRATS ARE THE REAL NAZI FASCISTS!!!"
Yup, like the time that Biden Sieg Heiled. oh wait...
This is the strategy that the obscenely wealthy have used since the dawn of time.
Manipulate the peasants to blame each other, instead of us. Throw them some bones to make us appear concerned, altruistic, and benevolent. The reason Roman emperors gave the plebes free bread every day, and held the "Games" to keep them from rioting.
Today, it's American Idol, sports, reality TV, YouTube, TikTok, etc.