A pattern occurs in society. When a policy is failing, “all the king’s men” rally round the old failing paridigm. Meanwhile, there is usually a smaller remnant of people pointing out the facts of failure.
Then a whistleblower or two or more emerge. One in recent times was Joe Kent, who would not align himself with the objectives of the war with Iran as “there was no imminent threat”.
Then the smaller group, today it might be considered to be “alternative media” in its various forms, gains traction because failure can be papered over only so long. Eventually the reality of facts overcomes the fabric of lies spoken to cover reality.
The end result is the the “Emperor” and “all the king’s men”, i.e., “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, begin to fade from the scene and new leadership and voices arise.
This is summarized below. The famine created a situation where someone who previously had been considered a slave, but continued functioning in excellence during slavery (Genesis chapters 37-50, Bible), finally was recognized and rose to leadership. He ended up being the one to “teach his (the king’s) senators wisdom”.
Psalm 105:16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:
19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.