Today's OneWord: Staged

I wanted to believe that it was real. That it was happening. That the human race was standing on the precipice of something extraordinary. I didn't want it to be faked or staged. And yet, there I was, staring at the multiple television screens suspended above my head. Above the population's head. People all milling about like cattle as the propaganda entered through our ears and noses and came out from our mouths in artificial jubilation.