[Liberator]

"Without the efforts of those three the citizenry would have paid no more attention than they did when the story first broke six months ago."

I admit I hadn't heard about it six months ago. Had you?

All that really matters is the recent revelation and reaction.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

No, I didn't notice six months ago.

The reaction was manufactured artificially. The hysteria was whipped up on purpose by political operatives. That matters.