“You need to paint the opponents black.”
“How?”
“Total media control. Show only what helps us.”
“People will see through it.”
“They might, but they will not speak. They are waiting to be beguiled. Because the truth is uncomfortable. They will have to seek other options, which they do not have.”
https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/weekend-writing-prompt-194-beguile/
Oy. true, though, especially for some who equate changing the channel with ‘betraying’ their leader …
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How do they miss the ache of betraying themselves?
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That’s an excellent question that I don’t have the answer for …
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Quite sinister, aren’t they.
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Yes.
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https://paperkutzs.com/2021/01/30/weekend-writing-prompt-194-beguile/
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Good one
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Thank you!
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Too true and kinda scary.
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Agree. Thanks, Patricia!
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