You know, I can't help but wonder if you and I truly disagree with one another on this particular subject. On top of that, I think it's important to point out that we certainly have much more in common with each other than we do with our own political "leaders". So I find it interesting that this particular conversation has devolved into criticism of state-sponsored bullshit at each other. While it's certainly true that every major country in the world sponsors bullshit online, I think the number of actual propagandists is wildly overestimated, and the efficacy/subtlety of rhetorical propaganda is wildly underestimated. Hence how those in power are able to get people, who would otherwise recognize their common struggle, to be at each other's throats instead of their common enemy. No one is immune to propaganda and I think we all tend to habitually forget that about ourselves.