This is the cornerstone of myth perpetuation, to convince those at the top of the totem pole, enabled and empowered, that they are weak and threatened by those with far less political capital. And so Trump voters must continue to fear Mexicans and Muslims, and the (in reality weak and inchoate) forces of the left. Brexit voters must continue to worry about the ‘saboteurs’ that the Daily Mail believes include Members of Parliament, and the British Supreme Court. The entire industrial complex of myth-making is in the business of creating sore winners.
