And to the elected officials, visible compliance by millions of middle-class people is like a packed stadium shouting "Sieg Heil!!" They have never felt so powerful, so necessary, and so invulnerable to criticism.

And to the elected officials, visible compliance by millions of middle-class people is like a whole stadium shouting "Sieg Heil!!" They have never felt so powerful, so necessary, and so invulnerable to criticism.