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Do we want policy decisions to be influenced by which side can produce the most emotive imagery, though? This is just "think of the children" with more steps.
by dane-pgp 4y ago
Do we want policy decisions to be influenced by which side can produce the most emotive imagery, though?
This is just "think of the children" with more steps. For example, if you're going to highlight the scenes from inside ICUs, why not also show images of children crying when receiving their COVID jabs?
- heavyset_go 4y agoI think the public should be afforded the opportunity to see the real effects and results of the policies they enact. Propagandists are going to propagandize whether the truth is out there or not, and I think it is better to allow for the truth to prevail at all, than to have it shrouded and obfuscated because of fears that it might spook some.
- vkou 4y agoNo, it should instead be influenced by the side that shouts the loudest in a Fox opinion piece. The propaganda you decry is already well-embedded in our discourse. It's people shouting about Obama hosting death panels that will kill grandma, or how Biden will somehow turn this country into a socialist paradise, or how the Dems are stealing the election. The kind of censorship you are asking for does not enhance discourse. It diminishes it. If people are creating policies that produce horror, they need to be able to stand in front of that horror, and affirm that they are okay with it. Not whitewash it with euphemisms, and statistics and 'this is uncomfortable to talk about.'