Politics as a weapon of mass distraction

We spend so much energy in the dialectic that we constantly accept the lesser of two evils. I've lurked this site for at least a decade under other names, but one thing I really loved was hearing information that wasn't just an echo of what was available elsewhere. I realize the strife and election year make everything lousy, but it would be much more interesting if just a little more energy was devoted to figuring out the big things happening around us instead of the surface level of politicians.

I feel like ten years ago, GLP would have been on Trump for rushing vaccinations and promising the military will deliver them, but everyone is distracted by the ultimately disposable enemy in the streets, paid for by the corporate class. Did people forget how to think critically, about how having an enemy all can hate is the easiest way to take power?

A trap is being laid and people are rushing right into it. Let's try to figure that part out with as much vigor.