WT -- I call this propaganda directed at enhancing the sense of Infinite Entitlement, Certainty Through (largely) Faith-based Intentional Ignorance, and Artificially Induced Rage through Feelings of Victimization and Deprivation.

OK, so my lists are too long for good acronyms, but I do think that Corporatists like to stir up fear and rage in order to direct the masses like packs of dogs toward selected targets.

We are indeed conditioned to respond on cue.

Most folks I know do not read at all, and certainly do not dare to read outside of their own very narrow professional field or choice of hobby.

This leaves them quite manageable and manipulable.

So, yes, people actually believe that they are entitled to an infite supply of energy, and that this supply can only increasde, and that anyone who says otherwise deserves to be shunned and eventually imprisoned as one who supports "the terrorists."

I speak as someone who lives in the USA, of course.