This is such a frustrating article because the kernel of the idea is _really_ interesting. It reads like the writer jumbled up a bunch of recent events into a c

This is such a frustrating article because the kernel of the idea is _really_ interesting. It reads like the writer jumbled up a bunch of recent events into a column and called it a day. There are real-life examples of this phenomenon. The best I can think of is the 'Children Overboard' scandal in Aus [0] that fabricated an 'illegal immigration crisis' that only they could solve. Thus changing the political landscape around refugees for decades [0] Prepare to be depressed : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_Overboard_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_Overboard_affair