Original: Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club opined "(This) sort of agitprop is thoroughly predictable, and the only thing that could prove shocking about Manson's antics would be if the singer actually evinced any power over his followers.
Simplified: However, Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club simply found himself wholly unconvinced by the record, stating that "(This) sort of agitprop is thoroughly predictable, and the only thing that could prove shocking about Manson's antics would be if the singer actually evinced any power over his followers.