I have a personal conspiracy theory it's specifically because these things anger people. Once everyone is riled up, the less scrupulous among those seeking powe

I have a personal conspiracy theory it's specifically because these things anger people. Once everyone is riled up, the less scrupulous among those seeking power can claim without any challenge whatsoever from the media they are the only people capable of making things better. And a good chunk of the electorate seems to buy it, wholesale.