Yes, and that thought is utterly terrifying. I have considered messages in bottles set loose in the ocean as a way to try and reach those future generations.
> Western peoples naively believe that they live in democracies over which voting gives them some control. The facts are entirely different. There are numerous governmental and semi-governmental organizations at work creating tyranny of which the insouciant masses are unaware.
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> As the tyranny creeps, each generation is born into more tyranny and less freedom. As time passes, tyranny becomes the norm, and no one understands or even is aware of the transformation into thought and behavior control that has been accomplished.
- Paul Craig Roberts
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/11/13/tyranny-is-creeping-upon-us-and-we-dont-know-it/ #GovtIsTheProblem
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You reply made me think of this song. But I haven't studied the lyrics to see if they're really relevant to this problem...