RE: Can 40 million shut up the truther community?
Mate I live in New Zealand, There are a few wonderfully enlightened people i find from time to time, but most think I'm total nuts. The media is so controlled here. you don't even get right left versions that at time allow a glimmer of truth to seep through.
I wish I had it recorded but I've actually witnessed proper "brainwashing" on TV via a series of adds, it was telling people to forget what they just saw, and to open their minds. I don't know what was going on before that, as I maybe see 20 min a week of it just as i'm passing by. But that was overt "programing," But one can't see it if you watch all the time.
I don't go into detail with people but I do ask question like, Oh is that a fact? or Sorry I just don't believe that's what happened. As Long as you don't go into too much detail people are pretty open to the idea that corporate/government owned news might not be telling the trust. I try to plant seeds of doubt into as many minds as possible.
I know what you mean... I have seen something like that with my own family. I have a family member that is a news junkie.... main stream media news no less. She use to tell me stuff that they said and I was trying to wake her up.... I would ask probing questions that I know they would not give answers to. Its sad that so many people can be that programmed. My Partner and I both do not watch "regular" TV. We still watch TV programs from time to time but we do not watch them the normal way. We download them so we do not have to watch the commercials and when we do watch them, we both see the symbolism in them and the programming. Friends will not watch Movies with us anymore because we pause movies a lot to point out a symbol here or to explain propaganda as we find it. We both have really enjoyed steemit. So far we have actually had intelligent conversations with awake people, like yourself and it is wonderful. It feels good to know we really are not alone in finding the truth. We both really love digging into a story and bring truth to people.
Yeah If not for the diamonds in the rough, I probably would have left Steemit by now. All the paid trending bs has sort of left a foul taste in my mouth. If your interested I just posted a Satire of what I think about what I see on the trending pages these days. It's worth a laugh... just don't read it while you are eating... fair warning.