| "for example, a significant percentage of people in North Korea who will be happy to attack America at first chance. Despite the economic disaster they've been forced to live into." Not really. ALL people in North America will gladly attack America, because hate to America(USA, America is a continent) is instilled to them since preschool. They don't know they are in an economic disaster, because the media tells them other countries are in worse position. They are told that people form other countries wear nice clothes just like actors in order to make them believe they are rich. Most people believe the propaganda because they are surrounded by it. It is not very different from the US, for instance since the US backed coup d' Etat to Ukrainian democratically elected Government, western media have told several lies that people just bought because all the media agreed: 1. That taking over a democratically elected Government was justified(from the country that usually invades countries for "democracy and freedom") because of corruption. Never mind the people that they put on place is as corrupt or worse. 2. Spending 6.500 million dollars to interfere in other country is totally ok, if you are the USA. Of course if someone else tries to influence US election it is a crime. 3. That Putin was a monster that wanted to "expand his Empire". This is the most ridiculous thing you could hear ever from the biggest country on Earth that has problems just defending his country. But most (North)Americans bought it without a thought, because of things like "manufacturing consent". Most people just naturally aligns with the majority. If you control the most watched media, you could tell people what is right to believe... Until it becomes so clear that they are being duped, that's it. In Western countries you are free to watch or read whatever you want, but the media that is most watched is totally controlled. They don't care about a few guys knowing the truth because in a democracy the mass is king and you control the mass. |