People have been listening to "the wise leaders" almost from the beginning of people. But "the wise leaders" have been puppets of the strong for much of the early history. Now the psychopaths from both groups are working together to keep the peasants in fear and controlled. But in the era of swords as the dominant your staff allegory makes perfect sense. Priests , Alchemists , Chemists , Doctors , Virologists , "Scientists" of every ilk have always abused or been abuse to control the narratives of the day.

Control has always been about making GOLD with minimal work. Fauci has never worked but always Finagled .