> Create a crisis, provide a solution. The problem with that simplistic analysis is that it relies on the unspoken assumption that if it weren't for those snea

> Create a crisis, provide a solution. The problem with that simplistic analysis is that it relies on the unspoken assumption that if it weren't for those sneaky, all-powerful, conniving [members of whichever out-group is being blamed] then the whole world would be peaceful and prosperous and free. Having said that, I absolutely agree with the rest of your comment about what's ahead of us.