We dive into the inner life of the Cigarette Smoking Man (CSM) to analyze the system that controls the official narrative. We discuss how political myth-making sanitizes history, hides systemic flaws, and frames dissent (like anti-capitalism or activism) as a threat. The CSM proves that controlling the past is essential to controlling the future.
Key Takeaways: The first step toward authoritarian control is seizing the history books. The only story the myth-makers can’t control is the one you choose to remember.
Next Week: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Systemic Neglect and Segregation.
