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To me, there is a better word for those things, and I don't understand why we do not use it. That word is: propaganda. Is there a good argument that fake news e
by peterlk 8y ago
To me, there is a better word for those things, and I don't understand why we do not use it. That word is: propaganda. Is there a good argument that fake news etc. Is not propaganda? To me calling it propaganda paints a clearer picture, because new words make it easy to claim that something is unprecedented. The problem is that if our own government falls victim to propaganda, then we have propagandistic narratives being pushed by the government, and that, to me, is as bad as it sounds. But, I think it also gives us a broader perspective to pull from history with
- aidenn0 8y agoThe reach and effectiveness of Russia's propaganda is unprecedented. Also recent revelations make it clear that they were merely sowing dissent, rather than pushing any particular point of view. That's not new, but it's also not what comes to mind when one says "propaganda."
- dandare 8y agoPropaganda may be the end goal but the global mind poisoning operation includes all kind of BS - from alternative medicine & anti-vax, the flat earth theory and chemtrails, to white supremacism and religious bigotry - all used to spread doubts, alienation and confusion.