Consider this- an event doesn't have to be false for it also to have symbolic value. RFK may very well have had a brain problem, maybe even a real parasite. Perhaps the truth was embellished, or the dates manipulated.

Or... maybe it was all made up to send a symbolic message.

At face value this sounds utterly ridiculous. But does the News exist to enlighten the masses and genuinely inform them? Of course not, at the very least it is used as a control mechanism- the power to manipulate public opinion. Most people understand this much.

But what else does News media, movies, music, articles contribute to their controllers? When you own the concept of 'money' and control the banks, what is more valuable than the concept of money? An alien worldview to 99% of the general public.

I would say communication. the ability to rapidly communicate using public media, using a language of symbols hidden in plain site. Every day, in every newspaper, in every blockbuster movie, in every popular tv show.

The reason why Q said 'symbols will be their downfall' is because their control cannot exist without symbolic communication. So while I understand the incredulity at sending a message of vague metaphors in a news article, I'd say its more about the sheer volume of these messages found in popular media, rather than the significance of a single message.