
Originally Posted by
starface
Have you ever heard the Stevie Wonder song "Livin for the City?" It basically describes what you're talking about.
Rounding people up into cities and giving them just enough food and shelter to keep em working for peanuts. While the rich get richer. Control their perception through the media so they feel theyre being protected from an enemy or boogieman and don't have any better alternatives. Deflate the value of their earnings through complicated financial machinations so that they're always wanting, and always dependent. A self sufficient, educated, independent, competitive people is never good for those in charge.
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