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I think the point is that one side's propaganda is another side's information.
by AlecSchueler 3y ago
I think the point is that one side's propaganda is another side's information.
- kristiandupont 3y agoAs in "there is no such thing as true or false, only opinion"?
- AlecSchueler 3y agoIn a post truth society, certainly. If you can't verify it yourself it's all a leap of faith.
- mistermann 3y ago"Verifying it yourself" is often if not usually also a leap of faith, because how shall a single mind error check itself in a confirmably reliable manner, especially if it's received no specialized training in the domain?
- AlecSchueler 3y agoIt comes down to the relative stretch of the leap you take.
- mistermann 3y agoAnd to know that, you need (just for starters) a means of discovering what is True...so you are back to the problem I noted. Luckily, all of this complexity can be wallpapered over by cultural conditioning, making the problem essentially vanish (depending on the frame of reference one is observing from, or if one even knows what that means).
- weberer 3y agoThat's completely unrelated. Obviously there exist objective facts, but outlets get to pick and chose which facts they report and which ones to hide under the rug. For example, its common for state news organizations to report enemy losses, but omit their own.
- dlubarov 3y agoSome propaganda goes beyond selective disclosure of facts, like Al Jazeera uncritically reporting questionable claims as long as they're anti-Israeli, and failing to retract the ones that turn out to be false.