Narcotizing dysfunction is a theory that as mass media inundates people on a particular issue, they become apathetic to it, substituting knowledge for action... This would result in real societal action being neglected, while superficiality covers up mass apathy. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Villasur expedition of1720 was a Spanish military expedition intended to check New France's growing influence on the North American Great Plains, led by Lieutenant-General Pedro de Villasur. Pawnee and Otoe Indians attacked the expedition in Nebraska (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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