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> I guess everybody is trying to push a narrative, and in general, where if we're being honest, gauging true intent and accuracy is hard, it seems a good strate
by _kbh_ 3y ago
> I guess everybody is trying to push a narrative, and in general, where if we're being honest, gauging true intent and accuracy is hard, it seems a good strategy to consume a wide cross-section of resources if you hope to build up an accurate picture.
Yeah but theres a big difference between the obvious rabid Russian propaganda and people having a narrative.
The firehose of falsehood is a known Russian propaganda method to muddy the waters and they have used it extensively in Ukraine.
- keepamovin 3y agoDo you have some examples of stuff that you would consider obvious rabid Russian propaganda? And then different stuff of people having a narrative? I'd like to compare them myself. In general I find it useful to read a wide variety of sources, and I can't see myself excluding something from consideration by labeling it propaganda. For many reasons as I stated above, that seems prejudicial and unwise, when reading it could be useful and informative. An additional trouble is raised by your point, in that, by prejudging articles as being likely propaganda and then excluding them from your consideration, you risk making yourself vulnerable to manipulation by whoever you trust to label content as propaganda or not. In effect, by trusting propaganda labelling you may end up supporting, or even being victim to, what you seek to prevent and protect yourself from! Therefore I'm interested to know more about your examples, in the hope that I can learn more and discover if I really think there is a distinction to be had there! Distinguishing obvious propaganda from narrative seems like it could be challenging, so I'm eagerly awaiting any examples you could provide in order to educate myself more. Please share! :)