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I would be willing to bet that a large majority of Americans would say either that CNN/MSNBC are propaganda or Fox News is propaganda and that a sizeable minori
by Ensorceled 3y ago
I would be willing to bet that a large majority of Americans would say either that CNN/MSNBC are propaganda or Fox News is propaganda and that a sizeable minority would say both are.
- 082349872349872 3y agoA disadvantage of attaining hegemony is that lacking unifying external enemies, humans tend to squabble into internal camps. See the Diadochi after Alexander, Blues & Greens for the Byzantines, Guelphs & Ghibellines during the HRE, etc.
- Ensorceled 3y agoAs an outsider, I would not characterize the current divisions in the US as a mere "squabble into internal camps".
- aebtebeten 3y agoThe swiss Sonderbund war (an 1847 declared protestant/catholic civil war), with ~100 deaths, was resolved much less[0] bloodily than the 1861 US civil war (hundreds of thousands dead). I was rating "squabble" because unless I am miscounting, the total number of partisan deaths directly[1] attributable to current US divisions are still only ~10. [0] come to think of it, less even than the "Alamo": like the US civil war, also in defense of slavery. [1] NB possible "stochastic terrorism" not included; excess deaths due to fear of vaccination definitely not included.
- Ensorceled 3y ago> NB possible "stochastic terrorism" not included; excess deaths due to fear of vaccination definitely not included. Yeah, even counting official domestic terrorism deaths we're into much larger numbers. But I get your perspective ... I guess I'm worried about the direction.