China, North Korea, Russia, Israel, Thailand, and Afghanistan. What all these governments have in common is that they don’t represent the will of their people. Like religions, these types of governments only can only survive by controlling the flow of information thought control through force and coercion.
They can do this because they are organized and the people under their influence are not. And the ability to organize and work together for a common cause is the single most powerful force in human history. Even more powerful than a hydrogen bomb. And more destructive than a hydrogen bomb when it’s abused.
It can be used for good and bad. And when governments deny their citizens their basic human rights to good information, the ability to organize and express their will – that is a sign of a selfish government out to protect it’s own interests at the expense of others.