There are the public plans, over which there can be polarising arguments helpfully diverting the public’s attention… and then there are the real plans which are, at best, only partially perceived by frighteningly few outside of the real decision makers.
More and more I’m ignoring the bread and circuses and simply listening to the people around me. When I get to hear their actual opinions on almost anything, I’m staggered by the frequently child-like simplicity of their arguments, but a simplicity that absolutely mimics the positions fed them by their closed information oracles.
I now only listen. Offering opinions can be very dangerous. And I’m sure this is going to get much, much worse … which is also, no doubt, a hint as to the intentions of the hidden planners.