Re: "Juan Guaidó is a symbol of hope. He's already been called Venezuela's Obama." Archived Message
Posted by dovetailjoint on February 3, 2019, 9:55 pm, in reply to "Re: "Juan Guaidó is a symbol of hope. He's already been called Venezuela's Obama.""
It's kind of strange. Growing up, I don't remember that 'dissent' was frowned upon like it is today in the media. The regimentation of thought wasn't as strong. Things seem different now. Even during Iraq there was room for opposition, just. Small cracks appeared, little chinks of light in the darkness, but not now, not in the mainstream. What happened? It appears that the state saw the opposition to Iraq and decided this must never be allowed to happen again. The attacks, our attacking Libya and Syria look pivotal. There no opposition or questioning was permitted. The uniformity almost universal. The few voices raised question totally marginalised to the extent that the vast majority don't even know they exist. It struck me that if one asked 'ordinary people' about these wars, many of them, probably a majority, might even support them. I remember that for years a majority of Americans believed that Iraq and Saddam Hussein were directly linked to the 9/11 attacks, even though this was completely false, because the media and the politicians told them so. Doesn't this show, or prove, that the 'people' aren't always right and they can be duped, they lack knowledge and are 'ignorant' of the true facts. If it was true then, why can't it also be true in relation to something like... Brexit? Are we supposed to believe that the 'people' are so special? If the 'people' are so right, why do so many millions of them even vote for Trump or the Tories?
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