The matrix is indeed really strong in the West. At least in an autocracy you'd assume most "information" is somehow propaganda but here people believe whatever the press and government feed them. And when given information that contradict their beliefs (entirely constructed from hearsay) they become angry and violent. And I'm speaking of supposedly educated people, about information that are available in primary sources.
Ignorance is also carefully cultivated: God forbid to use one's smartphone to check an information publicly and easily available.
Ignorance is also carefully cultivated: God forbid to use one's smartphone to check an information publicly and easily available.