What if the Conservative Party is just one Potemkin Village after another?

One of the hallmarks of the modern Conservative party is its construction of phony crises and causes. Take the Ethical Oil scam. I just looked at the website for the first time and was astounded to see a mere 1,800 Likes for its Facebook page. 1,800! That’s what some high schooler gets on Facebook for shooting a video of a funky cat dance. This whole EO thing is indeed a small time operation