Candid Camera host Allen Funt was on an airplane hijacked by Cubans but, because of his presence, the passengers didn't believe the hijacking was real. We now have 74 million people in America who either don't know or don't care that the hijacking of America is real.
I've spent years researching reality tv and cult behavior and it's like Trump and his crew have an absolutely BRUTAL crew of producers. They've created maximum chaos and drama that's kept us on the edge of our seats in real-life for four+ years - and built a super-fan cult base.
Trump's show was expensive to produce and the ratings never justified the expense yet we continued to invest attention and our deficit skyrocketed. The show built momentum until the "Heaven's Gate" moment where the aliens -QAnon- were to drop from the sky and unravel the plot.
No aliens appeared but scores of Federal crimes were committed in a season finale scripted for a horror series. Screaming fans got caught up in the plot and didn't realize it was all fake, staged. Some will get years in prison to figure this out.
The show is now abruptly cancelled before more got hurt, to the producers' regret, I'm sure. The consequences in real-life for us? 350,000 people dead from COVID, brazen racists awarded medals of honor, Americans trusting Russian misinformation over local reporters.
Spinoffs will soon seek an audience; House members are already issuing statements that the series will continue with new casts. Don't watch these shows. The U.S. political system may be weary or flawed but the serious work of upholding the Constitution is not manufactured drama.
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