Voice or Violence

What does the government fear more voices or violence? Well, what do they work harder to suppress? As of right now the estimates are 500,000 Political Correctness Officers (PCO) and only 15,000 Agent Provocateurs (AP) in pay of the American government. A PCO is used by the state to enforce ideology and keep the populace on their talking points. The AP's are mostly just used to trick and entrap those who are somewhat prone to violence, particularly while drunk or high. As you can see America values keeping the populace on a consistent message 33.33(500000/15000) times more than they value suppression of violence.

The reason for this is that violence can easily be suppressed and manipulated into furthering the goals of the state. No matter how justified or precise the violence is. According to Mao and many other revolutionaries a violent revolution will take ten percent of the populations involvement and outside support. This will never ever happen in Europe or America. There is also the fact that the American economy is completely based off of war. Any attempt at a violent revolution would more than likely only strengthen America's economy and political control over the masses. A revolutionary group could even be co-oped and used to help back up the state as in George Orwells book 1984.

While the 500,000 number may seem to be a daunting and insurpassable amount it only equates to 0.0016%(500000/300000000) of the American population. That is only around 1.5 people per 1000. This is just enough to keep maybe one or two PCO's per area code. Of course in order to keep most people on their message it only takes 1/1000, because 99% of rest of the 999/1000 are not really capable of original thought and will simply repeat what is fashionable and trendy. This is why the state is more afraid of voices and violence.

In order to counter the PCO's only about 1/1000 people need to be repeating a certain talking point. The talking point that is repeated needs to be catchy and able to stand up to all of the enemies talking points. Voice is a lot more powerful than you think. At the right frequency it has the power to shatter glass, and the right talking point can easily shatter an entire regime. Remember the USSR was not brought down by bullets and bombs, but by words.

Just some food for thought.