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As for your last point, Solzhenitzyn said something memorable about that - 'We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we
by lb1lf 1y ago
As for your last point, Solzhenitzyn said something memorable about that -
'We know that they are lying, they know that they are lying, they even know that we know they are lying, we also know that they know we know they are lying too, they of course know that we certainly know they know we know they are lying too as well, but they are still lying.
In our country, the lie has become not just moral category, but the pillar industry of this country.'
- sien 1y agoIt makes you wonder if 'disinformation' actually works if the mass propaganda of totalitarian regimes fails so dramatically. There is an interesting book called 'Not Born Yesterday' that points out that people are pretty skeptical . https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45358676-not-born-yesterday https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45358676-not-born-yester...
- dmos62 1y agoRussian disinformation campaigns the past 20 years have been outrageously effective.
- chgs 1y agoOnly because of the invention of western platforms tuned by the brightest minds in the world to enable the maximum amount of brainwashing
- zorked 1y agoStill proof that propaganda works, and is growing over time.
- dmos62 1y agoThat's not true. Old-school disinformation platforms like TV, bought political parties, etc., worked and still work fine for disinformation and division. If you're not familiar with the subject, you'd be surprised just how inventive these campaigns can be.
- chgs 1y agoNot as well as the modern adtech industry. Radio and TV were child’s play in comparison.
- anal_reactor 1y agoI love it how Americans point to such quotes without realizing that this is how most corporate jobs function.
- ttoinou 1y agoA thousand big companies is still better than one gigantic state company. I’d prefer a million small companies though
- lb1lf 1y agoAny large, hierarchical organization is likely to end up resembling this, be it public or private. By the way, this American is Norwegian and didn't even set foot on US territory until my early twenties... :)
- talkingtab 1y agoIn our time, the lie has become the pillar industry of the internet.