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RE: ADSactly World - Venezuela and the use of manipulative words to control the people
1984 by George Orwell explored a lot of these ideas. When the government gains control of things like language, they can warp even basic facts to suit their agenda, and you can bet they will do exactly that.
You might think the internet would prevent this kind of propaganda, but that's only partly true. It allows real time and many times anonymous dissent from the published messages, but that can be counteracted by censorship. That is why freedom of speech needs to be protected; it's one of the last defenses against mass indoctrination and group think.
Sadly that's not the case for everyone, but it does makes the job more difficult for the government.
Of course, it is one of the most basic freedom that should be cherished, in Venezuela a lot of people supported the repression against the opposition, even some TV channels were closed for criticizing the government.