Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
The older I get watching this all unfold the more this quote comes to mind.
My favorite Mencken quote...
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”
-H. L. Mencken
Or as I like to say...
The purpose of a politician is to keep the public frightened of an immaginary boogerman that only the policitian can protect them from.