Ask: Who benefits?
Consider the American delusion:
‘It's very simple. In Soviet Union, we don't believe our propaganda. In America, you actually believe yours!’
https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/2019/08/propaganda-censorship-power-control.html?m=0
How is it done in real life?
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For Christian perspective - An exhaustive study from DaLimbrawLibrary on how Ephesians 6:12 plays out in real life - https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/search?q=Ephesians+6:12&m=0