Post-truth
In the past, lies were more subtle - Propaganda was a version of the truth, spun by politicians to influence and coerce a population.
Now politics is just bare-faced lies even in the overwhelming evidence of facts.
The US and UK have created a population that is:
- kept busy by being overworked, underpaid and overtaxed
- kept scared with horror stories of terrorists and immigration
- poorly educated, taught by rote instead of being taught critical thinking
- fed on a constant diet of digital distractions
- encouraging confirmation bias for their ill-informed opinions
Then current population are now easy to manage with lies.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
