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The best way to tell a government is lying is to NOT find news about its lies. In a country with government that is pathologically lying more than 50% of the t
by throwaway290 2y ago
The best way to tell a government is lying is to NOT find news about its lies. In a country with government that is pathologically lying more than 50% of the time those would simply be suppressed, newspapers closed, journalists jailed.
Russia where I'm from is a great example of that because I witnessed it and I personally know some journalists currently rotting in jail.
- somat 2y ago"Government lies, and newspapers lie, but in a democracy they are different lies." Found in the fortune database, I have my doubts about it's universal validity, But I am a sucker for a good quote. For free, another quote I found while looking for this one. "The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper" -- -- Thomas Jefferson
- throwaway290 2y agoThe first quote is water, no wisdom or any useful statements. News at 11, lying people exist. The last quote is between wrong to idiotic on many levels. Ads are a compromise needed for free media to exist and journalists to eat and are the least trustworthy part.