There are those who live for the spotlight—not to create anything of value, but to look like they have.  They wear accomplishment like a costume.  Their applause comes not from honest work, but from the approval of their peers and the praise of the powerful.  They may even claim neutrality, as though they are judges weighing truth itself.  In reality, they are actors in service to the state, feeding their own vanity while stroking the egos of their masters.  You’re not part of the script.

We’re dealing with a sickness of the mind.  The ruling class is malicious, cunning, and dangerous.  Genuine cooperation between free people is peaceful.  Politics is the opposite—predatory, savage, and designed for conquest.  The political class knows the consequences of their actions.  They anticipate them.  They simply dress those consequences up in promises, then sell them as blessings.  You’re not mistaken—they lied.  Ask yourself: if truth occasionally aligned with their interests, would they follow it?

The public has lost its balance.  Panic has replaced reason.  The masses have become obsessed with imaginary dangers.  If they’re not fearing for themselves, they are fearing for others, and their fear becomes a weapon in the hands of those who command it.  This isn’t spontaneous—it’s cultivated.  The masses can be driven into chaos with ease, and they will be again.  Each new crisis becomes the next performance.

Being an individual requires the hard work of thinking for yourself.  Handing over that responsibility is volunteering to become a tool for someone else’s purpose.  The political class isn’t interested in your wellbeing, only your obedience.  Changing the faces in power doesn’t change the nature of power.  The position itself draws those most suited to abuse it.  The contest they compete in is simple: who can best disguise coercion as care?

Your vote is merely the choice of how you wish to be ruled, but the ruling itself isn’t up for debate.  The performers line up, clap for each other, and tell you the show is for your benefit.  They need you to believe it so they can continue the act.  Their success depends on convincing you that the chains are yours by choice.  In the end, your welfare is no more than a prop, and your belief is the stage they stand on.

References

Carl Jung; Two Essays on Analytical Psychology

Friedrich Nietzsche; The Genealogy of Morals