It's not new at all. We're asked to pretend that the political class is kindly but bumbling. They have their foibles. They fail us constantly and enrich themselves. They are letting the world burn—they will even subsidize the corporations that set it on fire and are fanning the flames—but they mean well and look, marijuana is still illegal, but it's slightly less illegal. Look, student loans aren't forgiven, but a handful of people are getting a break.
Cool. Who's gonna put out the fire?