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| − | '''"Sheeple"''' is a derogatory portmanteau of "sheep" and "people". It is an exonym used by people who have understood the readiness of others to be led, typically by a tyrannical government intent on setting up a [[mass surveillance]] technological control grid that is [[totalitarian]]. | + | '''"Sheeple"''' (German '''schlafscafe''') is a derogatory portmanteau of "sheep" and "people". It is an exonym used by people who have understood the readiness of others to be led, typically by a tyrannical government intent on setting up a [[mass surveillance]] technological control grid that is [[totalitarian]]. |
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|text=Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. | |text=Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. | ||
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| A derogatory portmanteau of "sheep" and "people", to emphasise the herd instinct of people | |
"Sheeple" (German schlafscafe) is a derogatory portmanteau of "sheep" and "people". It is an exonym used by people who have understood the readiness of others to be led, typically by a tyrannical government intent on setting up a mass surveillance technological control grid that is totalitarian.
“Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.”
John Lennon [1]
The Dees Illustration Studio
Dave Dees of Dees Illustration Studio has published over 40 magazine covers, in a series called "Sheeple", highlighting the dangers of a blind obedience to technocracy.
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Related Quotation
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| David McGowan | “If ignorance is truly bliss, then why do so many Americans need Prozac?” | David McGowan | 2000 |
