The state has been feeding the population of the US a set of lies and illusions and myths about nearly everything for a long, long time. Moreover, it's getting much worse. The 'supporting democracy abroad' crap is one of the most pervasive American myths, and yet the military has never fought for freedom; like most military states, it fights for a bigger share of resources and to perpetuate slavery.
People watch things like Sunny Boo Boo, the world wrestling federation, and some really stupid sit-coms. The US consumes porn at an amazing rate, and there are even 'award shows' for the damn stuff, yet women come out of the experience suffering from PTSD because the stuff is so violent. That's been true since 'deep throat', by the way, and yet it's a very popular pastime. It sells something that is not true, and people believe it. The gun violence, I believe, is tied to the violence we see, day in and day out, in games and movies and on the television. We are sold a bunch of stuff we don't need, in ways that reduce us all to commodities, and we buy it.
The whole political scene had devolved into spectacle to give 'the masses' something to think about, and yet nothing is real about it. It's almost all lies, and both sides engage in it. I actually think it's probably immaterial anyway, since the corporatocracy has bought the whole process, and voting isn't actually showing the population any consideration.
The American grasp of foreign affairs is ridiculously inaccurate for the most part; and the military is used as a pawn. When the men and women come back, often having suffered trauma at the hands of people who are supposed to have their backs, they are underserved, and they end up with mental problems, physical injuries, and lasting illnesses from the chemicals and munitions used by their own superiors and their own country.
Of course their going back to the cold war and war on Iran and support for Israel......that's a myth that has been many years in the making, and it's easy to rely on the ingrained responses of a fully brainwashed electorate.
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