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If the propaganda is good enough, I don't think any amount of critical thinking will save you. (For example, critical thinking has helped me to date — I believ
by waqf 10y ago
If the propaganda is good enough, I don't think any amount of critical thinking will save you.
(For example, critical thinking has helped me to date — I believe — because it's not worth going after me as you only need 50% of the population to win an election. Just as it isn't worth trying to write a Nigerian scam email that's good enough to get me because there is plenty of lower-hanging fruit.)
- splawn 10y agoThats a pretty good point. As far as I know critical thinking is our only "weapon" against propaganda, so I hope you are wrong.
- knz 10y ago> As far as I know critical thinking is our only "weapon" against propaganda, so I hope you are wrong. Speaking up and attempting to educate people if they are buying the propaganda is another "weapon". Of course it isn't always effective but if enough people challenge someone hopefully they may reconsider.