Despots. History. Replete with those who’d control. Hoist their views, beliefs onto the masses. Today. Look around. Easy to see. It’s everywhere. Manipulation. Not militarily. Technological. Mind melding. Brainwashing. One way or the other. Battle zone. Monocrats. As with days of old. Battling for control. Technology, waves of influence circling the globe. Altering perceptions. Rewiring thought. Pitting one against the other. As with the past yet more insidious, dangerous. Minds in a vice grip. Addicted to the screen. Unable to let go. New despots, same as the old!