What will it take to convince the ersatz aristocracy of frivolous intellectuals and brainless celebrities, partisan journalists, editors and academics, and an indifferent or deluded laity that they are heading for a crisis that will change our lives immeasurably for the worse?
What did it take to convince Russians self-appointed "leaders" communism wasn't the right answer, after all? What did it take to convince German self-appointed "leaders" national socialism wasn't the right answer, after all?
All-pervading state insanity is the same anywhere and everywhere at any time.
What motivates these "leaders" is the overwhelming feeling that they are supposed to be in charge. In American politics, leftism is simply the best tool to that end because you can use the vast resources of the people to elevate yourself and secure more power. So while Marxism is not a workable societal framework, it is a deadly effective political approach. The Obama's, Biden's, and Pelosi's of the world only have one real core value...power...and all else is secondary to that. This is the how and why of the lies, position changes, and shamelessness of the American left.