So we have the illusion of voting, the illusion of public consent. (treehugger.com)
In any developed capitalist economy you can't operate in a vacuum... Profit is what drives a lot of these things but you can't operate without public consent... (itv.com)
Through concerted press releases and stirring up emotions, it's easy to turn the manufactured scientific consensus into widespread manufactured public consent for certain policy changes. (wattsupwiththat.com)