Editor's note: A point I've been harping on a lot lately is how we in the United States have been divided by politics and the media lately. Many have become callous and lost their humanity. People have begged for laws and rulings against others but don't like those laws and rulings when it later applies to them. The media is adamantly promoting division. Advertisers are abandoning customers to abide by agendas. Our own government is labeling many of us as "terrorists" for the simple act of disagreeing.

It will ring familiar when you read this article as Selco shares how the media manipulated the population of the Balkans fanning the flames of hatred and fear. To paraphrase, if we don't learn from history, we'll repeat the mistakes, again and again. Don't let yourself be manipulated by half-truths and hate-mongering propaganda.

If you want an even MORE thorough look at Balkanization and media manipulation, check out Selco's webinar on how it all went down. ~ Daisy

Author of The Dark Secrets of SHTF Survival and the online course SHTF Survival Boot Camp

Media is a very powerful and useful tool and we as preppers lean on it in making our opinions and decisions.