In an extraordinary admission on national television, retired Dutch Major General Frank van Kappen exposed a disturbing truth: governments and media manufacture a “preferential reality” to manipulate public perception. This revelation, broadcast on WNL Op Zondag, is not a conspiracy theory—it is a cold, hard fact straight from a respected military and strategic expert.
The general’s remarks expose a grand-scale psychological operation in which governments and media work hand in hand to impose a narrative that serves their interests rather than reflect objective reality. “That is the manipulation of facts and events so that you impose a preferential reality on your own population, on your opponent, and on the international public,” van Kappen stated.
A Systematic Information Operation
Van Kappen’s words reinforce what many have long suspected: we are in the midst of an information war. Governments, through controlled media, dictate what is to be perceived as truth, effectively molding the beliefs, emotions, and behaviors of entire populations. “That’s what we’re in the middle of,” he explained, confirming that this isn’t speculation but active practice. “So you’re manipulating the facts and events in such a way that you’re projecting a preferred reality, televised reality. And all parties are doing that.”
Journalist David Boerstra, speaking in a podcast with former Blckbx presenter Sanae Orchi, emphasized the importance of van Kappen’s admission. “This was just on national television. This is not a conspiracy theory or anything. Here, it is simply openly admitted: facts and events are manipulated to get a preferred reality,” Boerstra stated. In other words, the government engineers a fabricated world for the masses while the media dutifully enforces it.
A Distinguished Authority Speaks
Van Kappen is not just another voice in the crowd. His credentials are impeccable: a former UN peace operations advisor, a longtime member of the Dutch Senate for the VVD, and a recognized authority in defense and security. He chaired the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Development Cooperation and participated in NATO and OSCE parliamentary assemblies. His words carry weight because they come from a man who has operated at the highest levels of international military strategy. […]
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Independent Journalism Is Dying
Ever since President Trump’s miraculous victory, we’ve heard an incessant drumbeat about how legacy media is dying. This is true. The people have awakened to the reality that they’re being lied to by the self-proclaimed “Arbiters of Truth” for the sake of political expediency, corporate self-protection, and globalist ambitions.
But even as independent journalism rises to fill the void left by legacy media, there is still a huge challenge. Those at the top of independent media like Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, and Tucker Carlson are thriving and rightly so. They have earned their audience and the financial rewards that come from it. They’ve taken risks and worked hard to get to where they are.
For “the rest of us,” legacy media and their proxies are making it exceptionally difficult to survive, let alone thrive. They still have a stranglehold over the “fact checkers” who have a dramatic impact on readership and viewership. YouTube, Facebook, and Google still stifle us. The freer speech platforms like Rumble and 𝕏 can only reward so many of their popular content creators. For independent journalists on the outside looking in, our only recourse is to rely on affiliates and sponsors.
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