When Facts Fail, Faith Prevails: Truth Is Treason, Doubt Is Weakness
When truth is treated like treason and doubt gets stamped “weakness,” the whole operation stops being politics and starts being liturgy: keep nodding, keep praising, keep pretending the receipts are holy. Peace be with you comes right after it trains people to call “I don’t understand” a character flaw and “you were wrong” a personal attack.
And the neighbors who actually need answers—workers, voters, tenants, the folks paying for the miracle—get handled like security threats for asking for basic reality. Meanwhile the cult’s devotion stays “unbroken,” the way a preacher’s collar stays crisp: the golden calf doesn’t need facts; it needs obedience, and somehow the merch always sells.