I don’t believe he was talking about us. FReepers are generaly more politically astute than most of the rest of the population.
It was meant across a broad audience. But go back a hundred years ago to H. L. Mencken, and he wrote on this topic almost monthly. It’s not a new topic.
Both parties utilize the news media to carry some message across, with lobbyists, journalists, ministers, and foundations actively part of the devices used. Perhaps thirty percent of the population can actively see through the ‘fog’ and vote with reason behind the vote.
Generally, a guy can apply a pretty simple template to see through the mess. Is this party putting more rules into the system to lessen commerce and thus limit jobs? Is this party rigging up the system to help some companies avoid taxation? Is this party floating some bogus change that has no affect or a negative effect on society?
Go back to the Roman Empire and the dissolving period near the end. The public lost respect of the leadership, and the Senate. It had all become opera and theater...just talk. Go view Sunday morning chatter shows, with Hollywood-style theater going on with DC political players. The public is losing respect.