When the institutions of the family and the church are essentially co-opted, then a rounding up of undesireables is possible.
Which is why I defend family and church autonomy very strongly.
I speak against things like porn, fornication, adultery, drug abuse, homosexuality, etc. because they destroy the family unit. Often however on conservative boards I am slammed for not being Libertarian enough.
I don't mean to usurp the thread, I am just speaking to your concern about the control of Americans through the MSM. Your bulwarks against them are the institutions of the family and the church. They must be defended.