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So, how have you verified that your statement about this being made up by the author is correct? Or is it something you imagine?

• Gibbon1 3y ago
  His comment history has the hallmark of a low trust obligate contrarian.
  • verisimi 3y ago
    What does this mean? I have low trust in authorities for good reason, I think. From there, it makes sense to look at whatever is being pushed in contrarian terms. So, no the state is not there to help, yes it is acting nefariously attempting to take greater power for itself, and yes it uses convenient stories pushed in education, media, etc to expound it's nonsense (lies, that if believed, harm the individual). I really do think this.
• verisimi 3y ago
  I'm saying that the story reads like the type of thing I enjoyed reading and writing about when I was around 12 years old. I think I recognise lots of narrative tricks in play, to get the excitement levels up. Which is entirely unlike reality. You are of course free to defend this article as truth or whatever. However, if I see these sorts of tricks in play, I reserve the right to dismiss it as a manipulative narrative. I also reserve the right to express my opinion, esp if I am able to easily support my assertion using the provided text itself. Do you realise that even the news is a manipulation? You are free to be curious about the 'facts' that are presented to you.