I think this is right.
For an example of how to call things out in plain terms, here is how Rolling Stone put it recently:
"Trump and his administration’s justification for his D.C. operation [...] appears entirely pretextual."
It can be done.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's Military Crackdowns Are Only Going to Get Worse
Donald Trump has unleashed the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and his team is plotting to use federal forces in other Democratic cities.
The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
