The political class has perfected the art of the moral distraction. They treat judgment as a pathetic substitute for actual governance. By focusing public outrage on select individuals or minor infractions, they successfully avoid confronting the system’s deep structural failures. This manufactured panic only keeps the masses fighting amongst themselves.

The use of judgment is now a primary tool for maintaining power. It works better than any policy debate ever could. Instead of tackling massive issues like economic inequality or institutional rot, the political performance demands simple targets. These targets are always framed to prove class antagonism.

A clear pattern of selective condemnation is visible everywhere. Rules for public conduct are enforced with brutal inconsistency. The focus never shifts to the actual mechanisms of wealth accumulation or institutional corruption. Instead, the entire discourse centers on perceived personal failings or deviations from some fake ideal.

The result is a political landscape suffocated by accusation. Citizens are forced to play judge and jury in a hollow performance. This struggle drains all energy and kills real civic life. The erosion of genuine democratic debate is finished. What remains is nothing but a spectacle of mutual suspicion.