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by InDubioProRubio 617 days ago
They are afraid, times of crisis - especially planetary one, have the weaker minded and scared ones always rally around figureheads. Some guy in operetta uniforms, exclaiming "Im the captain, give me all your cash" brandishing a detached steering wheel is what the passengers want to see. Reality be a lovecraftian horror to much to bear.