Ghost of a Flea does the psychological breakdown better than me.

If the analogy is that we are all undertaking a collective illusion that the puppet is a real person, then the collective illusion with regards to the Wall seems to be that there is in fact a way to make it a reality, but that the Trump way is a bit silly, as opposed to entirely retarded.
This observation is based on the fixation of the media on the abstract idea of a Wall, and not on the religious persecution/ethnic cleansing aspect.
It is a concession that ignores that when dictators go too far, they then find a way to go further.

Okay, I’ll shut the hell up :)