"Let them eat cake." Politics is the management of the masses, while government is an institution serving the people and administering policies, aiming to construct a vision of a new society and implement its political ideals. Naturally, citizens have high expectations and oversight of the government, which frequently signals its resolve and strategies for reform, hoping to fulfill the dreams expected by the people, improve their material quality of life, enhance public purchasing power, and realize the beautiful dream of promoting social welfare.

However, in the current global financial crisis, with skyrocketing oil prices and steadily rising basic food prices, alongside zero economic growth and inflation, new ideals and policies quickly hit the rocks in this realist situation. French purchasing power has plummeted to its lowest level in over twenty years. In such a precarious social climate, the French government ran whimsical advertisements across all mass media. Unexpectedly, citizens saw these ads on television, such as "Your impatience with purchasing power, we (the government) share it too," hoping people would wait patiently. Yet, under a realist lifestyle facing continuous price and fuel hikes, the public has lost confidence and patience, and the government seems powerless. It can only attempt to reverse political trends or educate the people through today's dream factory—the most influential mass media (television, radio, internet, newspapers). But reality has not changed due to government advertising. Prices, fuel costs, and even transit fares (metro, subway, trains) and utility bills have risen comprehensively since July. Daily commodity prices continue to surge while the stock market slides; no one can stop this, which has become the current trend of globalization and a precarious social situation. Politics is like advertising: what can it educate or deceive people for how long? The French opposition criticizes the government's propaganda strategy, questioning whether it is appropriate to spend so much taxpayer money praising government policies. Why not spend that money on policies that boost purchasing power, instead on grandiose but ineffective propaganda, recalling the cautionary tale of Marie Antoinette, the French queen, who said, "Let them eat cake."