A government that governs this way creates confusion by design. People no longer know which rules apply, who made them, how long they will last, or how to challenge them.

The genius of the axe was never its blade. It was the handle. Steel is obvious. Steel is threatening. Steel announces danger. Wood, however, feels familiar. Safe. Local. Tribal. The trees didn’t fear the axe because they recognised themselves in it. That is how influence works in the modern world. Not through obvious enemies, but through familiar voices carrying unfamiliar agendas.