> The centrepiece of this article is basically "people's feelings are wrong, the government's numbers are right". True, but such patronizing statements are pre

> The centrepiece of this article is basically "people's feelings are wrong, the government's numbers are right". True, but such patronizing statements are pretty much what mainstream media has consisted of since at least 2016. There is a vast movement across most media outlets to push the narrative that 'the people' cannot be trusted and need oversight and control. It's probably the most significant anti-democratic wave in several generations, and ironically the perpetrators are mostly those who constantly accuse others of anti-democratic tendencies.