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Ironically, these same Democratic Senators, who attempt to project authenticity, reveal within themselves the very mechanism of managerialism. They are merely actors reciting pre-scripted lines, demonstrating that in this social order, genuine expressions of sentiment are atrophied, replaced by standardized language.
The Collapse of Legacy Media and the Power of Network Society
This scripted political performativity extends beyond government into the media landscape. The traditional sources of information—universities, think tanks, legacy news outlets—are increasingly challenged by the democratization of information via the internet. As digital platforms enable millions of citizens to fact-check and scrutinize narratives in real time, authoritarian control by mainstream outlets weakens.