The aliens discover a planet where a rabble rouser speaking in insolent terms reinforces people's prejudices, whips up the emotion of the crowd, points their anger at an outgroup, starts wars for resources, and loots the state.

Here's our peertube upload of the new Observers episode:
https://dalliance.network/w/gHN5MS58Bxo7i7hhDjwgi1

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The aliens discover a planet where a rabble rouser speaking in insolent terms reinforces people's prejudices, whips up the emotion of the crowd, points their anger at an outgroup, starts wars for resources, and loots the state.

Or if you prefer youtube, here's that new episode there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC7qE1xQlsY

#scifi #aliens #satire #animation #demagogue

Episode fourteen begins with the aliens peering out at the Strait of Hormuz. All the boats are kind of hanging around instead of sailing right through? Puzzling.

#hormuz #war #aliens #cartoon

Companion is confused. The boats are all stuck, the cost of fuel and fertilizer and base inputs is rocketing, the economy is likely to collapse.

"What is going on?"

#hormuz #cartoon #aliens #iran

Observer alien explains: The primitive creatures on this planet are very stupid and instead of living in a peaceful anarchic decentralized existence, they use an hierarchical structure of control. Elites at the top, the masses exploited below. Either by theocracy or a democracy where the elite pick the candidates.

#aliens #anarchy #theocracy #democracy

Companion is confused. If the elite rule over the masses, the masses can never be sure the elite rule fairly on their behalf. In fact, surely the elite will just steal all the wealth of the masses?

#aliens #anarchy #hormuz #cartoon

Observer explains that sometimes, when the elite become especially corrupt, a demagogue may arise. He appeals to the masses by speaking insolently, reinforcing people's prejudices, whipping up the emotion of the crowd. Pointing their anger at an outgroup and exciting the outrage of the masses at the corrupt elite.

Strangely, the demagogue is a member of the elite themselves. Take this orange one with the comical hair, for instance.

And the people fall for that do they? For some demagogue faction of the elite pretending he's one of them and against the elite? They voted for it?

Haha. Twice.

#demagogue #aliens #uspol #cartoon