Today's times are no different. This plan would involve secret societies, mind control, Hagelian Dialectic, conditioning, disarmarment and various population control factions some of which are discussed below. Key of control - World Bank, International Monetary fund, Federal Reserve, etc. Currently, most major media outlets are owned by 3 Wall Street corporations. Identical stories with the same slant.
Most stories are pro- big government or issues of fluff or no significance.
Similar to Rome and the Gladiators. Keep entertainment to a six grade level. A diversionary tactic, entertain the slaves so they do not realize their situation. Public Schools - 10th plank of the Communist Manifesto. Distort history, teach obey the state philosophy to the youngest minds.