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 Society is divided. 

For years we have been taught to tolerate and agree with all decisions of the state. Now people are being jailed for saying they disagree. Nobody knows where the truth is or it is only propaganda everywhere.

Humanity no longer has common goals, and even global problems are successfully contested at the level of (sometimes stupid) conspiracy theories. 

War, murder and violence are perceived as ordinary events, and few will comply with the demands of the state in the event of a new pandemic. 

Are we still capable of defending ourselves?