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Narrative Control Made Easy: Us versus Them

Those in charge of narrative control are suffering from the delusion that they're making sense. Everything is under control until it isn't.

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Charles Hugh Smith
Jan 19, 2026
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The name of the game in controlling the populace is narrative control, the current term for setting the context, priorities and agenda so the populace complies without being aware they’ve been bamboozled into accepting a system that benefits the few at the expense of the many.

The easiest way to control the narrative is to establish the false choice of a…

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