So many stories are flooding the Alternative Media sphere (including here on Steemit) regarding the latest purge of Alex Jones and Infowars from the social media giants.

Yet nearly all of them fail to address the UNDERLYING CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

And this is the reason why this problem will not only persist and intensify, but also why many more liberties and freedoms will be taken away from people.

So what is the underlying cause of the problem?

Simple. In one word: ignorance.

I am talking about ignorance of the vast majority of Americans regarding something in their own Constitution called the First Amendment.

A recent article and video from Campus Reform entitled Millennials try to explain the First Amendment shows that the vast majority of students on college campuses haven't the faintest clue what freedoms they supposedly enjoy under the 1st Amendment.

Watch the following 4 minute clip which speaks volumes as to why things have devolved into this debacle and breakdown of society:

The Freedom Forum Institute has been surveying American citizens about the First Amendment since 1997. And in their 2018 report (download the PDF here), it is clear to see that not only college students, but the majority of US citizens are extremely ignorant of their rights under the First Amendment.

Here are two statistical charts from the survey which greatly illustrates this level of ignorance:

40% of the respondents of the survey (i.e., a rough representation of the US population as a whole) could not even state one of the five freedoms listed in the First Amendment.

To me this figure is absolutely astounding, but not surprising.

Next, merely 36% of respondents could only recall one of the five freedoms:

And 0% of the respondents were able to name all 5!

So, what the hell is going on?

Again, simple. The dumbing down of the masses is something that has been orchestrated by design for a very long time.

Traditional grade school education purposefully excludes students from adequately exploring their own Constitution and inherent freedoms.

Moreover, colleges and universities don't fare much better, as they continue in line with this mindset rendering graduates with very few practical life skills and critical thinking abilities.

Without delving into a lengthy philosophical diatribe on the state of education, I much prefer to look at possible solutions.

If you are parents and feel that you are better educated on the subject of freedoms and life skills, you should strongly consider homeschooling your children. If you don't feel you are well versed in the subject, you can consider educating yourself first on the subject.

As a long time educator, this is what I have set as my mission to do. I recently started the Liberty Academy (see official website at: http://liberty-academy.org/).

All courses are free and focused on acquiring practical knowledge, skills and abilities that will enable people to be self-reliant and free from the many systems of control that enslave them. You can even earn cryptocurrency for studying.

Here are but a few examples of courses you can choose from:

If you want to know what other freedoms will be taken away by the powers that be (and what you can do to prevent that from happening), be sure to sign up for the course 1984: The Prophetic Voice of George Orwell.

A New Juncture in Civilization

The old system is no longer working for us and will continue to enslave us.

The only way out of it is to start anew.

So, instead of complaining, posting, and ranting about the powers that be censoring us, let go, get out, and take control of your own life!