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Are we sure it's not really just state propaganda? That argument can be convincingly argued because it seems to hold some truth.
by RyanZAG 13y ago
Are we sure it's not really just state propaganda? That argument can be convincingly argued because it seems to hold some truth.
- simonh 13y agoAt this point, yes it is. The west has surrendered any moral authority it might have had. I'm sorry but I'll particularly single out America, though as a Brit I'm fully aware it's happening here too. Chinese hacking American firms? Well, the NSA is spying on everybody who uses American web services, so there's no moral authority there. Persecuting activists? I'm no fan of Julian Assange, but Senators calling for his assassination are just handing over any moral high ground we might have had as a free gift. Peaceful Occupy movement demonstrations get violently assaulted by the police, so why shouldn't the Turkish cops brutalise peaceful protesters? That's what pluralistic democracies do.