Vigilant Citizen – Vigilant Citizen Dec 22, 2018
If I had to sum up 2018 in one word, it would be “noisy”. Because, well, 2018 was a year full of noise. And I’m not only referring to the constant noise emanating from the multiple devices that surround us. I’m also talking about the “weaponized noise” is polluting mass media.
Here are two definitions of noise:
1- Any sound that is undesired or interferes with one’s hearing of something.
2- Irrelevant or meaningless data or output occurring along with desired information.
The general population consumes, on a daily basis, a great amount of mass media for information and entertainment. This content is purposely interwoven with a great amount of noise which only exists to anger, confuse and divide. Here are some specific examples that you can find online: A clickbaity headline carefully crafted to be infuriating; A meme circulating on Facebook distorting a divisive issue; A Reddit post based on a strawman argument discrediting an issue or a person; An accusatory tweet custom-made to stir up outrage and controversy.
In the grand scheme of things, none of these things are important yet they succeed in taking an incredible amount of time, energy and attention from people. More importantly, they contribute to creating a toxic social climate.
In 2019, we need to realize one important fact: Most of this noise is manufactured. Indeed, “weaponized noise” is a new form of propaganda. It is used to polarize issues and to cause a wedge between groups of people. The end game is simple: Divide and Conquer. They want to pit us against each other. Liberals versus conservatives; Whites versus Blacks; Men versus women; Whatever versus whatever else. We are being programmed to hate each other, and as a consequence, completely unable to unite.
Indeed, seeing the masses united towards a common goal is the ultimate fear of the elite. The best way to keep people under control is through perpetual division. To achieve perpetual division, you need to foment irrational hate. And to achieve irrational hate, you need to turn people into debased individuals who cannot resist their most destructive impulses.
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