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It doesn't. That's not the point. It never was. "A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the sa
by ScottFree 6y ago
It doesn't. That's not the point. It never was.
"A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to." -Anthony Daniels
- adrianN 6y agoI don't believe political correctness is a hidden agenda to control the populace. It's much easier to explain by well meaning people trying to help.
- downerending 6y agoSomeone (maybe the Russians?) had a folk saying: May the gods please save us from those who are only trying to help.
- wayneftw 6y agoIt can be both. During Operation Mockingbird [0] the CIA found that they only had to infiltrate a relatively small nimber of the news outlets in order to sway public opinion. They placed stories with both cooperating and unwitting journalists. Useful idiots can be very useful. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird