We're manipulated as a society because it's too convenient to buy into bullshit. It's like ordering a set lunch, you'll only have to point to it. The menu is arranged by someone else. Our short attention span also hinders the pursuit of the truth. Here, allow me to demonstrate:
People being murdered... HEY BOOBIES...
Basic human rights... WATCH! HUNDRED DOLLAR BURGER, YUMMY...
Social inequality... MY SOFA IS SO COMFY AND WARM...
Don't get me wrong, the distractions are not all bad but the lack of priority is overwhelming. Common sense ceases to be common if the people are too lazy to think critically. When we fear our government, they can do anything to us. Government is kept honest only if they know they're closely watched and criticized.
Politics is a business with a price tag that neither you nor I can afford, regardless we help fund the people who make it a business to begin with. Going about your regular day pretending nothing has happened after a terrorist's attack doesn't help for the long run. We have become a mob of mindless shopping zombies.
Here is an example of how something can be deceiving:
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