This is perfect. It is a wonderful and beautiful encapsulation of everything the Democrats stand for. The liberal masses are unable to read through the lines on shit like this; they likely don’t even wonder what is not being said here. The “masked men” narrative is one they’ve been spinning since the ICE raids began. Gruesome Newsom is out there passing anti-masking laws for law enforcement agents, as if that’s what sits at the core of people’s issues. Agencies like ICE get bipartisan support. Border and immigration enforcement are effectively identical between both parties. The only thing that changes between the two is the visibility of the policy. We are a nation that runs on spectacle, and this statement from Eric Swalwell is like a cell in the larger germ that constitutes the Democrats entire modus operandi. We build an outrage narrative about how disgusting it is that ICE dares hide their faces, as a way to subvert the actual grievance at hand, then implement a solution to this manufactured grievance that presents the illusion of progress. It ignores the fundamental reality that laws can only be enforced when the enforcers care about the law. The media have no incentive to discuss the realities of the situation in the same way that the commentators on the sidelines of a WWE event have no incentive to discuss the skillful choreography being displayed by the wrestlers in the ring. Part of enjoying a royal rumble is the immersion, being taken in by the story lines and believing that they’re real, and breaking that illusion would transform this live sporting event into a kind of ballet. When the Democrats have the majority, it’ll be their time to write the script, decide who is the face, and who becomes the heel, set the stakes, and drive the drama. All while quietly working backstage to ensure that nothing materially changes.