Are we being spied on ?

[Brew 5,405]

12 minutes ago, DJ360 said:

The best that we can hope for is that people learn to think for themselves and to question everything.

 

How can we think for our selves if all we see and hear is controlled? In the past controlling the media meant mainly newspapers now it's the internet and that's  easier, more encompassing and with technology, more believable.

[philmayfield 6,115]

At one time it was religion and the fear of God that was used to control people. 

[Brew 5,405]

The whole of society is governed by fear of one sort or another.

[DJ360 6,721]

3 hours ago, Brew said:

How can we think for our selves if all we see and hear is controlled?

 

How do you spot a Conspiracy Theory or Fake News at present?  Much of it is down to intuition, experience etc.   It would be a start if ordinary people could gain the capacity to see through the tripe screamed out on the front pages of the DM, Express etc..  We might then move on to getting them to spot the obvious lunacy of most Conspiracy Theories..or even spotting the much more subtle ways in which the BBC fails to hold Govt. to account.

 

Education ( of the proper sort) is the key.. But ..if the Internat became totally controlled by 'Dark Forces' it's not too much of a stretch to imagine people having to meet in secret.. just as early religious dissenters, pro-democracy and pro Trade Union folks and others had to.