this is a good reply. people often get stuck because they get goaded into trying to describe a single "smoking gun" that doesn't exist in such a blatant form. p

this is a good reply. people often get stuck because they get goaded into trying to describe a single "smoking gun" that doesn't exist in such a blatant form. propaganda is much more subtle, a well-timed unsubstantiated allegation that is later claimed to be a good faith error, when the damage is already done. it's good to refuse to play that game altogether, and focus instead of facts such as the the fact that WMDs were not found, the CIA torture report was not discussed by talking heads, drone bombings aren't personal interest stories, and that bird's eye view kind of stuff.