The Illusion of Freedom and Propaganda in Modern Democracy

In a western country, you have freedom of thought. It's up to you if you use it or just follow the crowd.

Yes, The West Does Have Propaganda

Take a moment to reflect. What did you expect from electing characters like these—new age prophets sent to usher in a utopia? Propaganda comes in different forms. It’s not necessarily brainwashing, as in Orwell’s ‘1984,’ which was more of an indoctrinated cult. Although, too much of it can lead to the same psychological response seen in the Capitol Hill BLM and Antifa riots.

In my lifetime, I've seen this firsthand in North Korea. Its purpose is to remove hope, reduce populations to malleable entities, and instill a belief that only messianic-like politicians can save the masses. Even American adults in the room are cheering this corruption of its children on.

The New Generation and Propaganda

Eight years later, a new generation of children dressed themselves up in Captain America uniforms and went out into the streets, fighting for what they were told was a man sent by God—a prosperity gospel preacher worth $5 million who tells her audience they can only be saved by sending her money. If you’re under 25 in the US or 30 in the European Union, this propaganda affected your world view whether you realize it or not.

Marxist Messiahs or Sun Gods?

I see the same propaganda in full swing across the west. In the US, you either believe Obama was a messiah or Trump was sent by God. In Europe, many praise the European Union, where Jean Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, told a rather embarrassed-looking EU parliament in 2016 that he was in touch with aliens from other planets!

Is this any different from believing Mr. Obama was a messiah or Mr. Trump was sent by God? They all promised a utopia. In which country has multiculturalism and diversity worked? Where is the promised equality? Do those cheering for Marxism as an alternative realize that everywhere communism has been tried without exception, it turned into a dictatorship, and the masses suffered not prospered? It will be different next time, right?

Living in a British Alice in Wonderland

I currently live in the UK, where I'm told the economy is booming, and everyone is happy. But I don’t see anyone smiling. Instead, I see hordes of workers with blank faces heading for soul-destroying minimum wage labor jobs in modern-day corporate slave factories. If they're lucky, the rest beg on the streets or rely on the near-bankrupt welfare system.

I look at the change in advertising, and two spring to mind. The first is Nike's “Patience is not a virtue.” Don’t wait; you can have it all now. The second is a man who says, "Have you ever regretted something you didn’t buy?" Not previously, something you didn't do or somewhere you didn't visit. The inference is we need to consume more, not do more, to be happy. Are the ads of politically correct multicultural families, diversity insisting at least one is gay, in expensive houses with their busy ‘on the go’ lifestyles and an endless fleet of delivery vans queuing up in their driveways, real?

Do I really need warning labels on electrical goods not to put my finger into a live plug socket, or a sign warning me that a floor is slippery when wet? How about if I identify as a small bunny rabbit and I insist you join in my fantasy by addressing me as such with an appropriate personal pronoun? Of course, that’s freedom, right?

All this social engineering will not end well. What you're getting is a growing police state, and what is beginning to resemble corporate fascism led by oligarchs and demagogues. This isn’t the fault of the older generation who warned you about trying to create utopias and putting your trust in politicians. You reap what you sow.