About controlling people in a democracy, there's a great documentary, "Manufacturing consent" featuring Noam Chomsky.
See [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent:_Noam_...
Seems to be available full-length on YouTube: [http://youtu.be/YHa6NflkW3Y](http://youtu.be/YHa6NflkW3Y)