But, Albie had proven himself to be up to the task of becoming a master propagandist. Of course, they never called what he did propaganda. That had a somewhat negative connotation. He knew that if he could get all of the simpleminded citizens" minds focused on something else that he was able to build up as much worse than it actually was, no one would pay the least bit of attention to what was actually happening behind the scenes. Fear was a powerful motivator. He would get the whole society twirled up in such a tizzy about something inconsequential that they didn't have the time or energy to worry about anything else. Some of their most effective laws had been passed because they had been so afraid of a bogeyman that didn't even exist.