This play is as old as government, and it's called "divide and conquer". It works like this: Step 1: Setup a two-party system in which both parties are essentially the same. They do the same stuff, they're both filled with totalitarian control freaks, but their rhetoric is different so that they can appeal to different demographics. It's okay for them to say totally opposite things, they're politicians, so they won't do what they say anyway.
Political theater and the 4-step march to serfdom
Political theater and the 4-step march to…
Political theater and the 4-step march to serfdom
This play is as old as government, and it's called "divide and conquer". It works like this: Step 1: Setup a two-party system in which both parties are essentially the same. They do the same stuff, they're both filled with totalitarian control freaks, but their rhetoric is different so that they can appeal to different demographics. It's okay for them to say totally opposite things, they're politicians, so they won't do what they say anyway.