> the US is at little risk of "destruction" Propaganda can destroy democracies. (And in most or all autocracies, propaganda is central to the regime's power)

> the US is at little risk of "destruction" Propaganda can destroy democracies. (And in most or all autocracies, propaganda is central to the regime's power) Social media, and private data, and disclosure of private emails, and obtaining compromising info by hacking, can all be excellent propaganda tools. So yes, computer security and hackers can threaten the actual destruction of western society. Via propaganda and 'information warfare'. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562246/how-democracies-die-by-steven-levitsky-and-daniel-ziblatt/9781524762933/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562246/how-democrac... https://boingboing.net/2018/01/25/supercharged-dumdums.html https://boingboing.net/2018/01/25/supercharged-dumdums.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fascism/2017/03/how_nazi_propaganda_encouraged_the_masses_to_co_produce_a_false_reality.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fascism/2017...