I don't know which is more "being a mindless puppet:" Sheepishly following all news like undeniable facts, or paranoidically looking for wars, terrorism, alien attacks and/or poorly dressed hobos with silly hats in every single possible source of media. Yeah, I'm raging against the system because I want to be original! Some guy told it to me! Thinking with your own brain may be hard and confusing for some people, but it's worth it.