this basically never working when it’s true

9 times out of 10, the problem is some corporate fuckery. And the corporations in question are tossing out bribes, left right and center.

Republicans and Democrats talk a bunch of shit, but ultimately just compete over who can be the ones getting bribed the most.

This has metastasized into a Trump Administration that exists almost entirely to take bribes, without regard to any actual popular policy.

But it's also created an intense cynicism both among independents and within partisan groups. This kind of messaging can't break through it's own event horizon of hyper-partisan voters. Not only will people dismiss it as unbelievable, they won't even hear Bessent talk unless someone they trust is making fun of him.