The distraction of electoral politics has been working very well for oligarchs for a long time. The short memories of the public makes each round of insult seem new. Pick any "issue" you like and you will be able to understand how this works. In fact the dissection of their control over us into isolated issues is one of the most effective parts of the ploy.

No longer is he hiding behind the curtain. The spirit of our genocidal exploitive system of greed and human abuse is out in the open for all to see. Not a pretty picture is it? Obama had it tucked well behind the curtain and everyone loved it.