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There is little disagreement that we are currently embroiled in an information war... one in which truth is pitted against an immense propaganda machine. I wanted to take a look at this war from within a generational context because ultimately the "winner" will be determined by the current Millennial generation, thus it's incumbent upon us all to ensure that the information they have is accurate... this in spite of the fact that the entire educational system (with the exception of home schoolers) has been usurped by the propagandists- it's going to be a long uphill battle.

Although propaganda began much earlier, the Baby Boomer generation was the first to be affected by  the proliferation of mass media, the widespread ability for rapid dissemination of information. The advantage for propagandists is that it allowed them to employ a multitude of rapidly developing technologies- particularly television programming, not to mention the field of music with affordable Hi-Fi and stereophonic sound to "enhance the listening experience." The rapid dissemination of information devolved into the rapid dissemination of propaganda with this generation.

When I was in college (early 90's) I took a course in Journalism, in which the professor said that information would soon become the "currency" of the future... we would live in an "information rich vs. information poor" society. It would become information, rather than money, that would determine upward social mobility... the question naturally arises, what information- truth or propaganda? The current educational system is designed to eliminate critical thought, thus making students susceptible to propaganda. In addition, the music industry, beginning with the Beatles if not before, is structured toward emotivism... that is to evoke emotional rather than intellectual responses. The Beatles were a creation of Tavistock Institute, a British mind control organization...

https://steemit.com/society/@richq11/the-barometer-effect-tavistock-institute-and-the-beatles
https://steemit.com/society/@richq11/barometer-effect-ii-tavistock-and-the-beatles

With the advent of the Beatles we began to witness an accelerated shift in the culture... and this is the prize in the information war- we are in a struggle in which the society at large is the trophy. This propaganda driven cultural shift is evident in generations subsequent to the Baby Boomers, except it seems in many of the Millennials... the reason? The internet has provided an almost instantaneous dissemination of information. It has provided the "truth movement" a platform from which it can disseminate accurate information to counteract the propagandists.

To digress for a moment... clearly not every individual in each generation is the same and therefore susceptible to propaganda- there are and have always been independent thinkers. My intention is not to paint every person in any generation with the same broad brush. However, it's with the Millennials that I'm seeing a shift away from propaganda- en masse, as it were- beginning to manifest. The Millennials have an amazing capacity to call bullshit on the propagandists and are beginning to demand a free marketplace of ideas.

To summarize, for liberty and freedom to prevail a free marketplace of ideas must be in place. In such a social structure propaganda has no place. Propaganda is the stuff of authoritarian/totalitarian regimes. The advent of such phenomena as cryptocurrency are evidence of an inherent mistrust of the current system- hence the popularity with Millennials. The old regime is dying- hence the resistance to cryptos in the MSM. The tide of battle has shifted and the winds of change are blowing in the direction of truth... many, if not most, of the Millennials are demanding it.

When we see events like the March For Our Lives, it's the old system buying opportunist puppets (every generation has them) such as David Hogg and Emma Gonzales, but they are in the minority. Across the vast United States there is a silent majority, young people who are not represented by disrespectful, self-aggrandizing marionettes created by the MSM (who will be forgotten by their mentors just as quickly when "the moment" has passed and they lose their marketing appeal). These are the young people demanding the truth. It's also why social media platforms are trying so desperately trying to silence conservative voices... they know their globalist agenda will not stand up to critical examination. As Justice Louis Brandeis once said: "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." When the light of truth comes on, it's only the cockroaches that head for the woodwork.

People in the truth movement have a sacred obligation to fight this information war with the sword of truth, cloaked in the armor of integrity... a difficult task indeed against an enemy that will tell any lie to prevail.

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