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America is in a state of enlightened despotism where most individuals live only to satisfy selfish inner desires and remain ignorant of the state of the world around them.

Be a good consumer; always obey authority; you know nothing; listen only to experts;be content and never question or express new ideas; above all, do not discuss or investigate that which you do no know or understand - we are watching you and will oppress your every effort in any way possible - even to the point of incarceration or committal as mentally unstable.

By using Hegelian dialectic, the television and media in general:

• promotes the problem
• guides our reaction
• presents the solution

What "they" did to us:

• The problem of terrorism was exclaimed, a strong emotional response was evoked, and it was stated that our rights need be sacrificed in order to protect us from the threat.
• We have lost personal sovereignty under the guise of terrorism
• We are stopped and searched
• We are watched by cameras as we go about our lives
• We are encouraged to spy on our neighbors
• We have been trained to accept the life of a prisoner

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it... It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."

- Joseph Goebbels

"If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without them knowing it."

- Edward Bernays