Scared, Stupid, and Malleable

The Rise of the Censorship Industrial Complex

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U.S. culture in the 21st century is a fascinating beast to behold. From Generation Alpha’s new luddite appetites to watching Boomer era power brokers still gasping and grasping for relevancy, things are shaping up to be quite the tumultuous ride into the future. However, the one thing currently standing in our own way of cultural and political progress is the United States government’s constant obsession with shaping the narrative.

Enter the latest, greatest, shiny new government agency, the Foreign Malign Influence Center, or FMIC. Quietly brought to life in late September of last year, the Foreign Malign Influence Center is now fully operational and hell bent on making sure U.S. citizens are forever protected from the apparent cosmic evil that is foreign propaganda through social media memes.

To hell with climate change! Move over wealth inequality and child poverty. Foreign propaganda is now the primary threat to the health and welfare of the U.S. citizenry. God save us all… but if God’s too busy, Burbank’s own Rep. Adam Schiff will have to do.