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That's not apples-for-apples. Yes, history and society are subject to shifts and bias. But do you think that there's a hidden branch of US government dictating
by wybiral 8y ago
That's not apples-for-apples. Yes, history and society are subject to shifts and bias.
But do you think that there's a hidden branch of US government dictating which books are used or what words aren't allowed, carefully crafting this revised perception of our reality? Or is it just social effects that happen in all countries?
- paraditedc 8y agoLuckily this was just recently discussed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18816040 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18816040
- wybiral 8y agoWithholding information about military strategy or the operations of an intelligence agency to the press is one thing. Meticulous and widespread censoring of phrases like "rubber duckies" just because it might remind people of Tiananmen Square or "Winnie the Pooh" just because people mocked Xi Jinping is another thing.
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