Posted on 06/30/2026 4:25:37 AM PDT by MtnClimber
n his many articles for Tablet and other outlets, Jacob Siegel, a journalist and war veteran, has focused on how rulers and elites use digital tools to calibrate information and control people. His new book, The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control, traces the evolution—from 9/11 to the advent of AI—of a mammoth alliance between government and Big Tech that subverts our constitutional republic and enslaves Americans.
According to Siegel, the foundation of the information state is a “whole-of-society” approach to governance that aligns “the most powerful institutions behind the dictates of the state.” Tech platforms, NGOs, academia, and even individuals are enlisted to enforce government policies, creating what he calls a “360-degree police force” comprising the companies you do business with, civic organizations, and even your neighbors.
This top-down method, now preferred over building grassroots support by appealing to voters, originated in aid organizations' efforts to modernize Third World countries. It entered our political system during the post-9/11 global war on terror, and the Obama administration reshaped it into a community-led initiative—read surveillance via social media—to counter violent extremism. In practice, though, it evolved into leftist activism that seeks to control minds and behavior, promoting certain ideologies and suppressing or censoring others.
The most recent and pernicious advance has been the so-called war on misinformation and/or disinformation, launched in full force after the COVID pandemic and the prevailing narrative were questioned. Anything that opposes what the government and its technocrats want you to believe can be labeled disinformation and squashed through algorithmic intervention by the social media giants aligned with the government.
Is there any room left for genuine dissent? How did this come about? These are among the questions that Siegel seeks to answer, making his book an important and much-needed work
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
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AI centers will make it possible to have everyone under surveillance at all times. You could be put on a list just for reading this post.
I figured I was on a list 20 or 25 years ago just for being active on Free Republic.
But there will be inevitable flaws in the system.
When so-and-so "hangs himself" in his jail cell, the cameras won't be working.
When the senator skims millions from the budget for his personal use, the data will be "corrupted".
Some surveillance will be imperfect -- but don't worry!! The surveillance they will have on you will be absolutely flawless.
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