It may not be only the economic statistics that are fictional

Vox Populi via Instapundit

Excerpt

...book has become a national bestseller tends to indicate that there is something amiss with regards to the reported French criminal statistics, especially since we know that the FBI's criminal statistics are less than entirely consistent where racial matters are concerned.

Comment:

Managing perceptions on a systemic level.  Things aren't what they appear to be.

Anyway, I linked to this because of the mention of a "cult" like mentality.  Indeed.  I've dubbed it the Death Cult.