It is of the essence of any party to gain its orientation not from truths but from illusions which usually correspond to the irrational mass structure. Scientific truths only interfered with the habit of the party politicians of avoiding difficulties with the aid of illusions.

Wilhelm Reich
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Politics is a multi-layered game of deceit, trickery, and manipulation. Over the decades, the political process has become more corrupt. Political parties, in particular, have developed into a farcical circus of charlatans. They are hardly the embodiment of any ideals that their founders might have espoused.

Billions are spent on campaigns that are based on nothing but misinformation fed to voters by corporate media outlets. Unlike earlier times when politicians were made up of pragmatic men and women who accepted the truth even if it didn't fit with popular opinion, today's politicians are merely playing to the whims of the masses. This quote captures this sentiment.

Source: The Mass Psychology Of Fascism

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