The age of information has ruined politics.

[zodium]

the contamination between conspiracy theories and what is customarily viewed as ’real politics' is mutual and irreversible. if the state uses a strategic weapon to distract the masses, this does not mean that the weapon always functions properly or reaches the intended target. strategy is a two-edged sword; contrary to the command perspective, the presence of strategy in the battlefield testifies against its fidelity and alliance. strategic weapons are not merely autonomous in their versatility, but also in their departure from the line of command. the use of trash politics by the state might conform to its micro-politics of anti-resistance, but like all strategic weapons, trash politics have ambitions of their own.