Unfortunately we are in a time of darkness, much like the historical one. The leftist, communist, socialist army has taken control, beaten us at the communication game with them owning 98% of all the media, subverted schools, etc. Heres an example from 60 years ago of their "plan."

A few of the 45 Communist Goals from nearly 60 years ago that are quite successful in their goal of taking down our Republic (searchable):

Congressional Record–Appendix, pp. A34-A35 January 10, 1963 EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. A. S. HERLONG, JR. OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.
16. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.
17. Gain control of all student newspapers.
18. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policy-making positions.
19. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.
20. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
21. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy."
22. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.

With the use of psychological "tools" of oppression from Bernays, Freud, Skinner, Pavlov, and more humans have been slowly manipulated into same-think about too much.