Yup, that's basically how it seems. I feel like that's the case for most "conservative" parties in western world these days. The media make them seem as these ultra conservative parties, while they are there to just keep "conservatives" distracted give them the false sense that they are conservative. None of those parties are truly conservative in reality

Accurate of course but it is kind of like pointing out the obvious. Doesn't everyone already know this by now? It is controlled opposition. Also another obvious point but worth mentioning is the GOP exists only to present the illusion that leftists are not ruling in a one party evironment. The present a nice little facade and pretend to argue but then give leftists everything they want or at least most of it. And in return both groups of politicians get to live in luxury.

This must have been how Paul felt when he arrived in Damascus.

It was always there before me but I couldn't see it.

This has been a good fight for many many decades... the fight between Nixon and the 'establishment' as in GOP and co that is referred to in this op. Nixon was a coup and done through gop/fbi/media machinations etc... just as tried on Trump. Reagan got in and was soon shot by an assassin that was a friend of the Bush (VP) family. Thatcher got in and turned on the Bilderbergs and was axed after ten years. She was brilliant, yet disappointed and set back the EU agenda for UK and she made for Britain retaining the British Pound. If the UK gave up it's money, it would have given up it's country. thatcher understood this well. Think McCain and the like are 'conservative' or the 'right' politically? They were always establishment. Remember when Nixon left Ford became president and thanks to a change pushed by Rockefeller the New Vice President coming in was picked by the new president.. Thus Ford chose Rockefeller lol.... oh... Then a few attempts were made on Fords life. Ford was lucky to have survived. Real politics is not taught, even in Ivy Leagues, but to the few. Even this very day, 'Far-Right', as Orwellian Newspeak, is used by conservatives, yet it is the language of the opposition and far-right is not politically right at all - It is Left. Nazi = Left. The only thing National Socialism was right of is Communism. Left is 100% government rule (communism) and Right is 0% Government rule (Anarchism).... In between are the nuances of rule and government. The Exe that run gangs and counter-gangs to 'control' as some phrase it... do not care what political flavour you have. At all. It's not about truth, debate or arguments at all. It's about agendas which are well enough known to most the young. The UN Sustainable Development triple bottom line has long been Drastic Change of Culture, Economics and Environment (everything). This has long been in plans and the result of hard work. The issue might be that many have little idea that those working these agendas, internally and externally, MEAN IT. They are not playing around.