Empires regardless of which it is...
Regions and countries however big or small as well...
Have done great and small evils to their neighbours, their own minorities, and indigenous populations..
and always it is the will of the voting public that allowed those in power to do as they wished.
since the dawn of civilisation.

it is a simple situation ...


and it is a complex situation..
since ...it isn't everyone in a society condoning this behaviour..
there are always a small or large percentage of the population who speak and act out...against the tyranny of their own government...
usually these people suffer badly at the hands of their country.

the amazing part is that the horrible people in power try so hard for so long to hide the truth of their evil actions, or try to gloss over the history books, or convince everyone of the good they are doing.
When in the end...even if it takes hundreds and hundreds of years...the truth will come out.

the problem is, with our technology now, it is getting easier to disseminate lies, fake news and falsehood.
and on the same token it is getting easier to spread the facts and truth via video, audio and photo...and it is getting easier to mobilise the average person and protest.

This is good in all the regards that count.
and it is not good also...since it puts those who have the control on edge..
and so they attempt to undermine this using fake news, trying to cyberattack platforms, and try to undermine the legitimacy of this power of the people.
“There are no front lines – the war is total – and there is no neutrality.”
the war over the minds of the population of this world is underway.
and ultimately I trust no government now. not even my own.
It isn't paranoia or some far right or far left belief..
or lack of faith or feeling let down..

it is that I can trust my own government only so far...
and then I know agendas and motivations begin, that the Canadian population has not been informed about, that become implemented , that I cannot support.