For over two decades, the American people have been suffocated under a relentless barrage of fake news, unchallenged government narratives, and outright lies spewed by a mainstream media that has become nothing more than a mouthpiece for the state. The reason for this betrayal is as chilling as it is insidious: the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). On December 29, 2012, Barack Obama, a president whose legacy is stained with anti-freedom policies, signed the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act into law as part of the NDAA. This act didn't just legalize propaganda--it unleashed military-grade psychological operations (PSYOPS) on the American public, weaponizing the government's vast resources against its own citizens in a betrayal that reeks of authoritarianism. We are no longer the land of the free; we are prisoners in a dystopian nightmare where truth is slaughtered daily, and We the People are the targets. It's time to fight back--by lobbying our Congressional representatives to repeal the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 and restore the protections of the original Smith-Mundt Act, we can end this war on our minds and reclaim our freedom!

The Smith-Mundt Act of 1948 was a bulwark against tyranny, a firewall that prohibited the U.S. government from turning its propaganda machine--sharpened during World War II--against its own people. It ensured that the narratives crafted for foreign audiences by the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) stayed overseas, shielding Americans from state-sponsored manipulation. But the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 obliterated that protection, granting the government unprecedented power to shape public opinion through deception. Eric Kin, in a 2024 Medium article, warns that this act "dismantles the barriers that once stood between American citizens and the persuasive machinery of U.S. government-sponsored propaganda," blurring the line between truth and state-sanctioned lies. The government, often aligned with corporate oligarchs, now crafts narratives to serve its agenda, unchecked and unchallenged, perpetuating myths that glorify militarism and vilify dissent.

This is no mere theory--it's a documented betrayal. The 2013 NDAA repealed the domestic dissemination ban, allowing the government to deploy propaganda once reserved for foreign enemies against its own citizens. The Intercept uncovered a February 2023 document from the U.S. Special Operations Command, revealing how the military uses PSYOPS, including deepfake videos, to manipulate American perceptions. Deepfakes--hyper-realistic videos that can make anyone appear to say or do anything--are a terrifying weapon, framing innocent people for crimes or scandals they never committed. How can we trust what we see on our screens when the government has the power to fabricate reality?

The scope of this propaganda war is staggering. For over two decades, the government has bombarded us with fake news on every FCC-licensed media network, pushing globalist, multicultural, and "woke" perception management themes. From Hollywood studios--where scripts are influenced or written by the CIA under programs like Project Mockingbird--to comedy shows and music videos, Soviet-style propaganda infiltrates every aspect of our culture. Topics like COVID, vaccines, Ukraine, Russia, climate change, U.S. border security, and globalism are weaponized to control narratives and silence dissent. The government labels patriotic Americans who champion the Constitution as "terrorists" and "white supremacists," a tactic straight out of a dictator's playbook. Yale historian Tim Snyder, in On Tyranny, warns that modern despots use propaganda to "arouse feelings before people have time to ascertain facts," a strategy the U.S. government has mastered since 2013.

This betrayal's roots stretch back to the post-9/11 era, when the Patriot Act and other authoritarian laws turned the government's intelligence, military, and law enforcement assets inward. Once aimed at foreign enemies, these tools now target ordinary Americans who dare to question the establishment. The government's 5th Generation psychological warfare (5G PSYWAR) is a relentless assault on our minds, designed to advance the anti-human goals of a globalist elite--often tied to the thirteen central banking families who wield immense power over our broken world. These New World Order traitors in Washington, D.C., pretend to serve the people while serving their shadowy masters, using propaganda to divide, manipulate, and control us.

The mainstream media, once a pillar of democracy, has become a cesspool of lies, more deceptive than Pravda ever was to Soviet citizens in the 1950s. Unlike the Russians, who knew they were being fed propaganda, most Americans remain clueless, lapping up government narratives without question. A 2024 article from The New Yorker highlights how misinformation campaigns, often fueled by government-aligned entities, exploit symbolic beliefs that people cling to without verifying facts. The government's ability to craft these narratives, legalized by the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act, ensures that dissent is drowned out by a "firehose of falsehoods," a tactic Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation noted in 2023 as a Russian strategy--but one the U.S. government has now adopted against its own people.

The consequences are catastrophic. Access to diverse perspectives--the lifeblood of a free society--is being choked off. Social media platforms, once forums for open debate, are censored, with key topics deemed off-limits by government decree. A 2025 Salon article warns that trusting tech companies and billionaires to gatekeep truth has endangered democracy, building stronger tools for narrative control. When political narratives can't be challenged, when information is restricted, who informs the voters? The answer is clear: the government and its media puppets, who decide what we see, hear, and believe. This Orwellian reality, where the state controls the flow of information, mirrors the dystopia of 1984, where truth is whatever the Party says it is.

The government's propaganda machine doesn't stop at media manipulation--it extends to psychological warfare tactics once reserved for wartime enemies. Operation Texonto, a Russian-linked campaign uncovered in 2024 by Dark Reading, used PSYOPS and deepfakes to spread disinformation, a strategy the U.S. government has now turned inward. The World Economic Forum's 2025 Davos report identifies misinformation as the greatest risk to societies over the next two years, exacerbated by AI-generated deepfakes that erode trust and deepen divisions. Yet the U.S. government, empowered by the 2013 NDAA, is complicit in this assault on truth, using these same tools to manipulate its citizens.

The hypocrisy is infuriating. While the government decries foreign propaganda, it engages in the same tactics domestically, legalized under the guise of "national security." The 2013 NDAA's legalization of propaganda has enabled a multi-front war on the American psyche, from COVID fearmongering to climate change hysteria, all designed to control behavior and suppress dissent. A 2023 Washington Post article notes how AI-generated fake news, once the domain of foreign troll farms, is now a domestic weapon, with the government's blessing. The result is a populace so inundated with lies that discerning truth becomes impossible--a deliberate strategy to keep us docile and compliant.

We must fight back with unrelenting fury! The path to restoring the Smith-Mundt Act's protections is clear: we must lobby our Congressional representatives to repeal the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012. This treacherous legislation, buried in the 2013 NDAA--a bill rubber-stamped by traitors in Congress who hide behind the guise of "national defense"--is the root of this evil. Contact your senators and representatives through calls, emails, and letters, demanding they introduce and support a bill to repeal this act. Organize grassroots campaigns in your communities, rallying neighbors to pressure lawmakers with town halls and public demonstrations. We must hold these politicians accountable, reminding them they serve We the People, not the globalist elite. As Eric Kin warned, the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act is a tool of control, wielded by a state detached from its citizens. By repealing it, we can restore the ban on domestic propaganda, dismantle this 5G PSYWAR, and protect our minds from government manipulation.

We must also foster a media landscape that prioritizes truth over propaganda, elevating voices of dissent rather than silencing them. Support independent journalists and platforms that challenge the establishment narrative, ensuring a diversity of perspectives survives this onslaught. The government's use of propaganda is a betrayal of our Constitution, our values, and our very humanity. We cannot allow our nation to descend fully into the Orwellian abyss of 1984. The clock is ticking--our freedom hangs in the balance. Repeal the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act now, or watch the last vestiges of our democracy crumble under the weight of state-sanctioned lies!