{"id":266,"date":"2026-07-24T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stormthecastle.com\/blog\/?p=266"},"modified":"2026-06-06T15:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:15:13","slug":"we-may-not-need-pitchforks-and-torches-this-time-because-of-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stormthecastle.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/24\/we-may-not-need-pitchforks-and-torches-this-time-because-of-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"We may not need pitchforks and torches this time \u2013 Because of the internet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stormthecastle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/stormingthecastle.jpg?fit=600%2C321&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stormthecastle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/stormingthecastle.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stormthecastle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/stormingthecastle.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a cycle that has been repeating since the tower of Babel. Over and over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certain bloodlines gain enormous resources and wealth. And they detach themselves from the common people. They start to think distorted thoughts about themselves and their role in this world. And they start to build their own version of the tower of Babel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s happening now, and this time their goal is control of the entire world \u2013 as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have many tools at their disposal, war, famine, confusion, and distraction. (Bread and Circus is an effective distraction).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But their most effective tool is secrecy. When the people en masse don\u2019t know what they are up to then their plans can be effected and set in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, as in the past, the proletariat catches on and rises up. 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