Indeed. The American mainstream media, in particular Hollywood, is thee most effective tool for distraction and subversion since the Romans games and circuses.
It's so effective and well refined that the sociopaths and narcissists regularly tell us their masters plans as a means to desensitize us before the execution and it goes over our heads because most of us can't believe such evil could actually exist.
You make a good point.
I've found the writing of Sun Tzu (suntzusaid.com) to be very insightful. Even more surprising is that it's very compatible with Christian doctrine as it doesn't outright advocate for the use of deadly force, but for the employment of other strategies to minimize the need for killing. I recommend that you give it a read a few times. It's very light reading, but requires a lot of reflection.
I've listened too it, well I can't tell you how many times at this point, at least 100. I find it to be very helpful in everyday life.
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