I feel like there is an entire layer of state bureaucracy and institutional policy wonks who are saying to each other, "we keep adding these absurdist totalitar

I feel like there is an entire layer of state bureaucracy and institutional policy wonks who are saying to each other, "we keep adding these absurdist totalitarian measures and dismantling socities piece by piece, but the populace, they all seem a bit quiet, don't you think? No resistance at all, paper tigers, no doubt. I wonder if they've even noticed..."