“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832)
In this age of social media, 24 hours
news service, and internet, the public is saturated with information or
misinformation around the clock causing massive bloating and information
fatigue resulting in significant indifference about important events in
the world.
news service, and internet, the public is saturated with information or
misinformation around the clock causing massive bloating and information
fatigue resulting in significant indifference about important events in
the world.
This phenomenon also applies to
terrorism and Islamism where the media is constantly bombarding the
airwaves with fear mongering images and bogus interviews with alleged
experts and pundits in order to engender fear in the populace and
ratings for their channels. “Be vigilant, because the Moslems are
coming.” This is kind of retro, and a good reminder of the old cold war
slogans like “The Russians or the commies are coming.”
terrorism and Islamism where the media is constantly bombarding the
airwaves with fear mongering images and bogus interviews with alleged
experts and pundits in order to engender fear in the populace and
ratings for their channels. “Be vigilant, because the Moslems are
coming.” This is kind of retro, and a good reminder of the old cold war
slogans like “The Russians or the commies are coming.”
Every nation must create a bogey man or a
group to crucify and persecute, in order to unify the public behind
their leaders, help them act out their collective aggression, and dodge
the important domestic issues that plague the day.
group to crucify and persecute, in order to unify the public behind
their leaders, help them act out their collective aggression, and dodge
the important domestic issues that plague the day.
