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Probably ironically you're arguing for a very authoritarian, nationalist view of the world where we can't allow any foreign information to hurt the fragile mind
by Meai 8y ago
Probably ironically you're arguing for a very authoritarian, nationalist view of the world where we can't allow any foreign information to hurt the fragile minds of our brittle citizens.
In my opinion the tool called Facebook has shown us the real state of our society, the poor state of critical thinking in people and possibly the lack of morality in general.
To call for simpler times back when only our own country was able to manipulate us, is a splash of romanticism.
- ben_w 8y agoI don’t read it that way — GP seems to say “rogue actor” rather than “foreign actor”, so I think you’re actually in agreement.
- Meai 8y ago"Rogue actor" is currently a highly political term, so I left that aspect out on purpose. For China you would be a rogue actor if you reported truthfully on free speech issues. For the USA you are a rogue actor if you report on their unconstitutional spying apparatus. It's neither morally nor politically unambigious what a rogue actor is. Such is life in a world where we all have a different morality, talking becomes hard!
- hannasanarion 8y agoLol no. The intercept isn't a rogue actor. The US government might not love them, but they are not assaulting democracy. In this context, the "rogue actor" is the Macedonian kid writing about the activities of Kenyan Muslim Obama for abcnews.info
- tivert 8y ago> we can't allow any foreign information to hurt the fragile minds of our brittle citizens. Information like this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Infektion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Infektion https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/opinion/russia-meddling-disinformation-fake-news-elections.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/opinion/russia-meddling-d...