I won't disagree with the points in this.
I no longer believe or trust my government or media I could say I am aware of the abuse the hard part is how to exit the relationship as the government can be quite a violent, abusive partner prone to stalking people.
I personally believe this is the end result of decades of training students in the art of public relations and advertising. We now have an excess of spin doctors all working in government and corporations.
Maybe it was the easier course but we sure don't seem to have an excess in doctors or useful occupations just lawyers and spin doctors.