Chapter 1375 - 447: Actually, I’m a Keynesian and a Believer in Managed Democracy

Chapter 1375: Chapter 447: Actually, I’m a Keynesian and a Believer in Managed Democracy

Regarding the president of Horizon Corporation being pulled by Miles to the White House to become some kind of minister, the public debate has been raging since the day he arrived at the White House.

It’s not a big news in the cyber world for corporate executives to serve as government officials, but Horizon Corporation is already at war with the European Community, and the industry and many raw material markets he brings have huge conflicts of interest, so the public opinion is virtually unanimous in tarnishing him.

All media except Voice of the Horizon are basically portraying Lin Miao as a horned demon with a blue face and fangs, who needs the tenderloin of six babies to accompany his meal.

In conventional news media, they hold an absolute advantage, so Lin Miao has no intention of engaging with them, even his inauguration press conference is a chaotic mess while playing an accordion.

"You know, this is certainly an incredibly difficult decision, leaving Night City and its residents."

"But you have to know it’s really hard to refuse an invitation from Military Technology, no one can, especially with Miles involved, she’s so versatile, we talked a lot during the last meeting."

"You know, Washington is my dream home, and after much consideration, I simply can’t pass up this rare opportunity to fight alongside the greatest president in office, I believe we will have fascinating chemistry."

"And I will be coming to the Efficiency Department, which is undoubtedly the biggest surprise of my remaining career, you know, I spent most of my professional time in Night City."

"And in the early career stages, I started from scratch, when in Night City, I worked part-time as a regional senator for Taiping Continent. Coming to Washington is undoubtedly interesting and incredibly exciting, I really can’t wait, guys, to get started fighting alongside the president."

"As for Pereira, I wish him all the best in Night City."

And those reporters down there also came with the purpose of taking down Lin Miao.

"Sir, I heard someone compare your style of managing corporations and districts to the Soviet Union a hundred years ago, calling you a red terror agent, what do you think."

"Heh, this is nothing but the lowest form of deceit, I am a staunch supporter of democracy."

Once that label is solidified, even Miles can’t save Lin Miao’s head, so he says,

"But we must know one thing, currently New America has registered 13 million jobs in large and small enterprises, meaning that only one in twelve people has a regular job, the employment rate is even less than 10%."

"And the problem I need to solve is, how do we get jobs for the other eleven people, thereby improving society’s consumption ability and reviving the American economy."

"We must admit, letting the economy freely develop, the classical economic theory that natural economic crises will restore themselves when deviating from the equilibrium point has completely failed, the Federal Government has been using shock therapy for decades, but there’s no sign of domestic economic improvement."

"Actually, I am a supporter of Keynesian economics, so I’d rather change this so-called red terror agent label to ’management-style democracy.’

Compared to the planned economy of hanging everyone, Keynesian economics makes these liberals feel slightly better, after all, the tearing between the two sides isn’t something new.

"Management-style democracy?"

The reporter keenly captures this term.

"Do you mean the management-style democracy promoted by Super Earth Armaments Corporation?"

"Hah... isn’t this term interesting?"

Manipulating fake votes, controlling speech, signing shady contracts, engaging in political assassination...

How does this not look like what they’re doing, turns out we’re all the same, misunderstanding, misunderstanding.

And when the news of Lin Miao’s first stop choosing Detroit leaked, the headline in Detroit that day was

"Monster from Night City landing in Washington!"

At the same time, fear-inducing political propaganda ads also started.

They edited footage on the casualties of the Cuban war and Night City gang blood battles into an advertisement, ending with a group of innocent children’s gaze at the audience, then fading to black with a line of text appearing

"What kind of future do you wish to choose"

It makes the hairs stand on edge.

This news made Lin Miao want to laugh.

The old routine of fear-inducing media

At first, when he just arrived in Night City, he didn’t understand why those ads were so disgusting, horrifying, they were entirely using a bunch of morbid images for promotion.

Later, Lin Miao figured out what was going on.

Just like Lin Miao said to Lai Xuan and them at school

Feeling takes precedence over thought

Simply put, it’s like a shepherd dog barking crazily at the sheep herd to drive the direction of the flock, using emotions to drive people.

Do you feel uncomfortable?

That’s it!

Then don’t do this.

See those dead people?

If you don’t want to die, don’t want to live in that kind of society, then you shouldn’t support him.

This type of advertisement will be massively released late at night, when the night is quiet, you’re watching these ads, especially the eyes of the people in the ads staring directly at you, it’s a direct way for animals to show aggressiveness.

And late night is when human rationality is at its lowest ebb.

At this moment, if a burst of intense gunfire suddenly erupts outside the window, the nerve stimulus to people is exceptional.

Completely opposite to Tokyo University’s way of moral education, having you ponder right or wrong through public service advertisement, this type of advertisement only makes you feel, it’s the most primitive emotion impacting your brain, making you angry, making you lose rationality, making subconscious judgments.