American society is narcissistic from top to bottom, front to back, and end to end. Throughout, those who only appear mature and responsible have an advantage over those who are mature and responsible.

In terms of evolution, when the community breaks down, actual maturity and responsibility hinders survival and reproduction strategies of the individual.

Public Relation firms and other despots abuse and manipulate such broken societies by creating symbols of maturity and responsibility so that narcissists can, for a price, create the image of being mature and responsible.

Absolute control is ensured when the two halves of a population have an opposing view of the exact same symbol.