I'm starting to think that a lot of these people who cling to these old adages are glowies
It's entirely possible, but at the same time, people do tend to believe they know the Truth. We have been trained to believe that we can know the truth by The Matrix. If we can know the truth, then others can also know the truth. If others can know the truth then we can trust what others have to say. If we trust what others have to say, then we can be easily led around by the nose, and the Matrix is self containing, easily keeping everyone in the box.
We are trained to be this way, so it is not necessarily a good idea to think that those following that training are our enemies. It is rather more likely that they are just not yet sufficiently awake.
Nevertheless, that behavior is also exactly what COINTELPRO is, so who knows.
It's entirely possible, but at the same time, people do tend to believe they know the Truth. We have been trained to believe that we can know the truth by The Matrix. If we can know the truth, then others can also know the truth. If others can know the truth then we can trust what others have to say. If we trust what others have to say, then we can be easily led around by the nose, and the Matrix is self containing, easily keeping everyone in the box.
We are trained to be this way, so it is not necessarily a good idea to think that those following that training are our enemies. It is rather more likely that they are just not yet sufficiently awake.
Nevertheless, that behavior is also exactly what COINTELPRO is, so who knows.
Keep your eyes open, always. :)