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> need to be protected from Russian lies like small children. You are not immune to propaganda.

• jollybean 5y ago
  It's kind of sad egoism that people think they are immune to misinformation or propaganda. Mark Twain said something along the lines of it's 10x more difficult to convince someone they've been duped, then duping them in the first place. Everyone, definitely including intelligent people, are very susceptible to propaganda and misinformation.
  • nullc 5y ago
    How many of the positions you strongly advocate for here on HN would you estimate are ultimately the result of misinformation or propaganda that you've fallen victim to?
  • mrleinad 5y ago
    Who gets to decide what's propaganda and what is not? You? The government?
• thegrimmest 5y ago
  No one is saying they are, only that they'd like the opportunity (read the right) to make up their own mind, and be wrong about things.
• mrleinad 5y ago
  Never said I was. But neither you nor the government (nor me for the sake of argument) can decide what's propaganda and what's actual information. Let people decide that on their own.