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Scholars have long described modern governance as dominated by managerialism—a form of neo-feudal rule by elite strategists and bureaucrats who control political and economic life from the top down. Everything becomes standardized, focus-group tested, and mass-controlled, leading to a culture where everything feels artificial. The blatant replication of messaging among Senators exemplifies this phenomenon: everything is centrally developed, pre-approved, and executed with robotic uniformity.