A fascinating article and I wonder if this is at the root of the appeal of fascist narratives that lead to Brexit and Trump, despite the ample evidence that both were driven by the swamp itself?

https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/things-could-be-better

H/t to the person whose Toot brought this to my attention, must have been on the federated timeline and by the time Had finished reading, the toot was long gone!