"Are You Being Manipulated?"

Written more than 70 years ago, "1984" was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...

So timely, in fact, it now tops Amazon's Best-Seller List (ironically, a platform becoming known for censorship).

To the publisher, "1984" is the gift that keeps on giving.

To the rest of us? An eerie blueprint of what may come if we choose to ignore Orwell's grim warning about "thought police", censoring/re-educating/or erasing those who dare to disagree with "the party's" rhetoric.

The rising tide of left-wing hostility to free speech, especially within every major Silicon Valley tech company doesn't just mean control over online information. It means control over:

• News
• Politics
• and even our worldview

According to Allum Bokhari, senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News, Big Tech manipulates our thoughts and behavior.

 C'mon maaan--how can they do that?

Bokhari explains,

"It begins with the fact that these tech companies strive to know everything about us--our likes and dislikes, the issues we're interested in, the websites we visit, the videos we watch, who we voted for, and our party affiliation. If you search for a Hanukkah recipe, they'll know you're likely Jewish. If you're running down the Yankees, they'll figure out you're a Red Sox fan."

And that ain't all folks.

"Even if your smart phone is turned off, they'll track your location. They know who you work for, who your friends are, when you're walking your dog, whether you go to church, when you're standing in line to vote, and on and on," Bokhari said.

And get this--Big Tech also monitors how our beliefs and behaviors change over time. That's right people, they've identified the types of content that can change our minds, and then they hand-feed it to us.

"They've done this openly for a long time," Bokhari said. "first to manipulate consumer behavior and now our political and social behavior. They run tests to see what information has an impact on us, what's likely to nudge our thinking in a certain direction. It happens silently, without our knowledge, influencing entire networks of people. And these systems are growing more sophisticated all the time."

Yikes. Looks like 2021 could shape up to look a lot like "1984".

A wise man once said: "The technology featured in spy novels and movies, whereby one's every move is monitored and known, has become a reality. These are the tools that will empower the Antichrist to rule the world." -- Jeffrey R. Camino, author

Jesus said: "So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time" (MARK 13:23).

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