@lemmein
You're so right. But with "internet" something has happened: information and knowledge is accessible by everyone on earth.
And besides, you can steer away from brainwashing facilities (governmental education facilities) which in turn results in more people just questioning what is happening at the first place.
But still, Lycians did a terrible thing for human race and invented money. That was the worst thing done!
It hasn't happened so far in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain etc etc. With access to true information via internet, twitter etc rather than propaganda from the state, the people have learned instead to blame the true culprits, their own leaders, for their problems - and are showing enormous courage against brutal repression.