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There is a big difference between real debate on real issues - the example egg nutrition lol. Versus trying to refute or distract with a 'debate' on reality &
by dillondoyle 5y ago
There is a big difference between real debate on real issues - the example egg nutrition lol. Versus trying to refute or distract with a 'debate' on reality & facts.
Some things shouldn't be up for debate and calling doubt on reality is a weapon used by those who have political stakes.
China is a tough one too because as we saw on a top HN post from a few days ago we know the CCP has a large, active operation to comment and engage in online forums to sway opinion.
Article gave examples of typical straw man, whataboutism, handy wavy redirection.
The kind of comments exactly like what got flagged.
- hker 5y agoThis HN post? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29661475 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29661475 "Spamouflage: CCP-Aligned Disinformation Campaign on Facebook Twitter YouTube"
- dillondoyle 5y agoI think same news source! but this was the big thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29654137 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29654137 There have been a few over the years. One I remember talked about a gamified app which is like so innovative and sad at the same time