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[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Propaganda has been a problem since radio was invented. It became a much bigger problem when the majority of media was captured by a tiny group of (((people))). Social media platforms are really just a tiny bit worse in that they create the illusion that the information you are getting is not coming from the (((media))) but from the people around you. Just like most people once learned not to trust everything they hear on tv they can learn not to trust that what they get trough social media is unfiltered. He is greatly over exaggerating the threat of this problem.

We need to inform people of the different ways they are being manipulated and trust that they will learn to function properly in this new world. We need to constantly keep hammering away the message to people who still don't get it. We need a steady stream of evidence, and we need to put the work in to bring up the evidence in normal conversation.

Another big problem is that the (((media))) has also captured academia and are using that to brainwash kids into only trusting the (((media))). Every chance they get they hammer in the idea that only (((trusted))) sources can be used for research and anyone citing outside of that sandbox is stupid. They brainwash them to think that their own parents are stupid and should not be trusted to provide truthful information. They fill their heads with 8 hours of pseudo science every day mixed with real information so they can't tell the difference. Deprogramming the kids becomes nearly impossible.

The biggest fight we are faced with is taking back the schools from propagandists.

[–]0rco 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Schools are part of the problem- It destroys creativity and curiosity, teaches conformity and obedience, and, it's not even about learning.