I think we need to bring this concept back to describe people overwhelmed by the presence of dissension and even criticism. You get the sense that if you told them to go fuck themselves they would evaporate outright, and all that would be left is a cold foggy cloud. At a minimum, they would wet and crap themselves and need sedation and several weeks to recover.
What nation can endure like that, in a world still containing many Morlocks, many cannibals from the deep?