[solardev]

I don't think this is a binary situation, but a matter of degree. It's not like the founding fathers weren't aware of propaganda, but the sheer scale of it today IS unprecedented. We have followed these laws for decades, and the result has been a democracy in its death throes. It's not a hypothetical, we're living through what happens when our legal system can't keep up with the rampant corruption and capitalist takeover.