[justiceseeker93]

“the United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of significance.”

That's nothing new; it's been going on since 1900 or even a little before then. It's just the quantity and speed of the media covering entertainers and athletes that has increased over time, making them seem more significant.

[Daveinyork]

Heinlein wrote it a long time ago.