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'''"Sheeple"''' (German '''schlafschafe'''<ref>https://www.bedeutungonline.de/was-bedeutet-schlafschaf-bedeutung-definition-erklaerung/</ref>) is a derogatory portmanteau of "sheep" and "people". It is an exonym used by people who have understood the readiness of others to be led, typically by a tyrannical government intent on setting up  a [[mass surveillance]] technological control grid that is [[totalitarian]].
 
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==The Dees Illustration Studio==
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[[Dave Dees]] of [[Dees Illustration Studio]] has published over 40 magazine covers, in a series called "''Sheeple''", highlighting the dangers of a blind obedience to technocracy.
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[[image:sheeple_42.jpg|right|280px]]
 
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A derogatory portmanteau of "sheep" and "people", to emphasise the herd instinct of people

"Sheeple" (German schlafschafe[1]) is a derogatory portmanteau of "sheep" and "people". It is an exonym used by people who have understood the readiness of others to be led, typically by a tyrannical government intent on setting up a mass surveillance technological control grid that is totalitarian.

“Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.”
John Lennon [2]

The Dees Illustration Studio

Dave Dees of Dees Illustration Studio has published over 40 magazine covers, in a series called "Sheeple", highlighting the dangers of a blind obedience to technocracy.

Sheeple 41.jpg
Sheeple 34.jpg
Sheeple 42.jpg

 

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David McGowan“If ignorance is truly bliss, then why do so many Americans need Prozac?”David McGowan2000
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David McGowan“If ignorance is truly bliss, then why do so many Americans need Prozac?”David McGowan2000

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