> There are a lot of posts about Rohingya men raping, forcibly marrying, beating, and murdering Buddhist women. (That quote comes from the description of the m

> There are a lot of posts about Rohingya men raping, forcibly marrying, beating, and murdering Buddhist women. (That quote comes from the description of the mechanics of the military's coordinated propaganda campaign.) I would like to share a PSA in the truest sense of that acronym. I suggest building an automatic bullshit indicator in your brain whenever you see any content along the lines of "they're harming our women" from anyone. It may literally be the oldest trick in the propaganda book. Both sides used it extensively in WWI [1]. It pops up a lot in the history of American slavery / racism as the idea that often directly sparked lynchings. I'm sure you can think up lots of other examples. Sorry if this is already obvious but over the years I keep seeing more and more examples of it and IMO this tactic doesn't seem to be as well-known as the technique of depicting the victims as an infestation of animal pests. [1] Example of USA propaganda from WWI https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/committee-on-public-information/ https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/committee-on-public-...