“An authoritarian conspiracy that cannot think efficiently, cannot act to preserve itself against the opponents it induces.”
In a 2011 interview with former Executive Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks said that “populations basically don’t like wars and they have to be lied into it. That means we can be ‘truthed’ into peace. That is cause for great hope.” It is hopeful thinking, indeed, but false. First of all, it isn’t true that people are only lied into wars. From time to time, we also embrace wars willingly. Secondly, the majority of people isn’t interested in the truth as long as they’re doing better than their neighbors.