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If you think this is limited to social media you need to read some edward bernays or some noam chomsky. To isolate yourself from the propaganda machine you need
by kjkjadksj 2y ago
If you think this is limited to social media you need to read some edward bernays or some noam chomsky. To isolate yourself from the propaganda machine you need to read nothing at all. Live as a troglodyte perhaps. Or you can learn that most of anything intended to be presented to more than one person is in fact propaganda seeking to slant your perspective toward one more favorable to someone elses motives, and continue living life relatively immune to this thanks to the knowledge of its existence.
- mrguyorama 2y agoIf you think "knowledge" that people are trying to influence you with propaganda somehow insulates you entirely from it's effects, you are the propagandist's favorite person.
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- kjkjadksj 2y agoI never said this insulates you entirely, I said relatively immune, and isolating yourself on the other hand would require living in a cave. Of course you can be aware of propaganda and still be influenced by it. Everything you read imparts an influence on your thinking to a degree, whether it be a bible verse or a wheaties ad or this very comment.
- P_I_Staker 2y agoYeah, you can argue Sean Hannity was a pioneer, as well as the alt-right. I don't think the alt-left has come close to matching the overall ridiculousness, truthiness and evil. Still they have their moments, and it seems people care more big picture, than the veracity of the argument; but there's valid reasons for that. People are sick of being manipulated by arguments that seem so logical, yet drive them in directions they think are evil. If you're a Christian, chances are you think this about abortion or something. For people (me) that are "woke" it's racism/bigotry. There's legitimate reasons not to hear people out on some of these issues.