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/^t/Mass media play a special role not only in giving information about the world, politics, social relations but they also mould opinions about these issues. If they are conformed to one political force and they completely depend on it, it usually has a terrible consequences. It is an extreme case, of course, but not so rarely do we have a feeling of being manipulated by others' attitudes. It is true that thanks to mass media people seem to be very close to what happens even in the most distant places of our planet. We all have got used to it; conversely, if our heads are crammed with comments coming from different, sometimes extreme sources and different people, we have a kind of mess. How to express our own opinions, thoughts, attitudes with reference to difficult, worrying the society problems? It is not easy to notice this subtle manipulation but it really exists and sometimes offers a false picture of the world, the picture which is suitable to some hidden mysterious power. Exposing this dishonest game is impossible for an average reader, listener or viewer who can easily and unintentionally swallow the hook.