There's a manipulator at work, and it's not the Emperor.

https://preview.redd.it/mux6lswm67ag1.png?width=894&format=png&auto=webp&s=79fc6f9da66d374cab3660d5218c62aff1471a5f

https://preview.redd.it/hxwuaxys67ag1.png?width=921&format=png&auto=webp&s=60eb29c3aca89521f7886dcb2a2ec4999aee0769

You are literally being manipulated, and you are following along like a herd of sheep. Guys, are you really that stupid?