And those in the powerful positions feel that the solution is to be harder on the populace, censor them, be less transparent and blame them rather than, I don't

And those in the powerful positions feel that the solution is to be harder on the populace, censor them, be less transparent and blame them rather than, I don't know, being more honest and transparent themselves. It's astounding how consistently they follow the same process. Ego is a powerful thing.