Media is a disgrace.
Unprecedented justice briefing regarding major cartel indictments and the first three out of four questions to Blanche are about the reflecting pool.
In The Godfather Part II (1974), Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) sits in quiet calculation, his words sharper than any blade:
“My father taught me many things here — he taught me in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
Without their atmospheric manipulation, we would easily discover the true nature of our realm. They would lose all power.
The truth is there and you can see it, but you've been taught a lie about what is really happening so you don't think too deeply into it.