"cognitive dissonance by design."

Well put. There is indeed a continuing move to insert illogic into every aspect of the public mind. We have, in law, the government now propagandizing the People, with our own money.

"Consent of the Governed", wait till I stop laughing. Oh yeah, it's not funny.

Remember, CIA director William Casey is reported to have said,

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false."

Those that wish to divide us will keep trying until every individual is divided against all the rest. Then we''ll have to have individual rights to protect us from everyone else. Hey wait, aren't we supposed to already have individual rights?