Yes, it's a form of warfare. They use psy ops and media propaganda to get more people on board. Once they have the great majority subjugated it will be easy to dispense of the dissenters. They will most likely expel us from the smart megacity "civilized society" into camps or countryside settlements (similar to the reserves in Brave New World). Jokes on them because the big cities are already becoming unlivable and all the sane people will move out on their own accord.