Well, of course. Dehumanising your enemy is but one tactic to sway public opinion on an unpopular conflict. Another one I've seen happen is the implication that those who oppose conflict are "hippies" or "un-American". All it does is further add to an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, which is exactly what a government fighting (and wasting money) in an unpopular conflict wants. Of course, the whole "war on terrorism" is a flawed concept from the start; but that's a story for another time, when I'm considerably less lazy.
It's one of the most common MITM attack vectors, oddly enough. I cannot name any specific cases, but it's pretty common for a rather opportunistic person to create an ad-hoc "free wifi" network in a busy public place and steal whatever information unsuspecting users send through the network. People don't seem to realise it's not a bright idea to sign in to bank accounts, email accounts, paypal etc. on public terminals, either.
Not that I condone taking advantage of the technologically illiterate.
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No, this is an overdone reference to an internet meme.
Well, of course. Dehumanising your enemy is but one tactic to sway public opinion on an unpopular conflict. Another one I've seen happen is the implication that those who oppose conflict are "hippies" or "un-American". All it does is further add to an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, which is exactly what a government fighting (and wasting money) in an unpopular conflict wants. Of course, the whole "war on terrorism" is a flawed concept from the start; but that's a story for another time, when I'm considerably less lazy.
Not that I condone taking advantage of the technologically illiterate.