The large strike erupting in Grimland at this moment is the result of the Pine Tree Coal Mine explosion and the Sloan Textile Factory incident, as well as many previous worker movements combined.
This strike's momentum is extremely strong, powerful enough to paralyze more than half of Grimland.
Even if Prime Minister Ron were alive, dealing with a strike of this magnitude would be headache-inducing, let alone Acting Prime Minister Glad.
Faced with this strike, Glad chose to throw out a red herring.
The Red Herring effect refers to over a hundred years ago when Stilan nobles trained hunting dogs to track foxes; they would place smoked herring meat, turned red, to distract the dogs, training them to resist foreign interference during a chase.
This metaphor has been extended to various occasions, meaning to use unrelated matters to divert focus and affect the target's judgment.
The political and public relations domains are the most suitable places for red herrings.
