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Just like Russia in the recent US election cycle? Or is their propaganda and influence over a country somehow different?

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• nradov 9y ago
  Now you're getting off topic. Private citizens making factual information available is literally the opposite of propaganda. It's no surprise that Russia tried to influence US politics. We need to do a better job of educating our citizens on critical thinking, including recognizing propaganda and fake news.
  • TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
    > Private citizens making factual information available is literally the opposite of propaganda. This may be true if correctly done, but chances are good that if a state actor tried to Correct the Record, they would add their own political spin or only give information that helps the nation giving the information, and it would be widely seen as propaganda and looked at with disdain by most of the population. Not all of what Russia released was just emotional manipulation. Russia released the DNC emails, which greatly increased political instability despite the fact that it was true. Russia is now seen as a meddler in our democratic process. You don't think similar disdain would be seen towards Americans if we inject political instability into their country?
    • def_true_false 9y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Europe Would you say this is propaganda?
    • yahna 9y ago
      > Russia released the DNC emails Which were massively abused to spread FUD.