I find the best thing to do is not watch or listen to any of the news. I realize by doing that you might think I am anti-pressfortruth, lol, but that is not the case. I enjoy your work.
Monopolizing anything is not good, for anything or anyone. It lowers the quality and effort the people with the monopoly have to put forth for their customers. Controlling the media is a whole other beast.
Brainwashing has been around for a long time. Won't get into the religious implications there...but all I will say is that people, humans, are very easily influenced. The masses. It is sad, but true.
How do you combat that? Is it even possible? You essentially cannot stop someone with a lot of money and power. They will have their agenda laid out on a silver platter for them, waiting for a nod of the head in order for the servant to serve it up to "the people".
I need a $1 soft drink! Be sure to pump a full pump of soap onto your hands, because that's the right amount (you actually can get 10 servings of hand soap out of 1 full pump). Fill that toothbrush up with toothpaste so you can run out quicker and buy more!
We are tricked and lied to at every angle. Most people have no clue. It is much easier to "go with the flow".
Even if we don't want to "go with the flow", there are so few that are able to think out of the box.
Those who can are often given warning labels, and treated as dangerous subjects.
Thinking is too difficult for the masses, most are willing to outsource their mind without considering the consequences.
Pretty much sums it up. People just tend to go about their business as usual, systems has and probably will always perform that way.