I think a reason that a lot of people feel politically paralysed is that it used to be clear how power was organised. But those who have their hands on the levers of popular culture today have great power - and it isn't even clear who they are.
That's basically what I'm doing when I'm tapping them - getting my toes to the end of my shoes.
Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.