You're making the mistake of thinking whether he knows what he is talking about matters. He is brewing a potion. It's ingredients are a trendy term, a vaguely spooky threat and a clear, overly simplistic solution that of course he will graciously assume control of, for the good of the motherland.
This potion is potent and you'd think it would stop working from frequent misuse but you'd be wrong!
He won't have control over it.