It’s intentional. The same reason that headlines say IDF troops are “murdered” but Palestinian children “die”. It’s the use of language to manufacture consent.

To you and I it’s probably become painfully obvious when reading headlines. It even, unfortunately, plagues good journalist in non-independent media who have their titles changed before publishing. So much so that you’ll have actual substance of the article explaining the opposite of which the title implies.

But, it obviously works on the population at large even if they aren’t really fooled by it. Sometimes all you need is to pacify the outrage of a population enough. I think that’s what their trying to do with Maxwell. I don’t think they’re stupid enough to even believe the MAGA voters will fall for this narrative. (Some will, but those are primarily those with cult brain rot or more importantly financial incentives to exploit the cult brain rot).

I think they are absolutely unafraid of any popular resistance. These people are protecting pedophiles for Christ’s sake.

I use to keep thinking that each new steel beam will be the one that breaks the camels back. But I’ve been thinking that for too long now.