▲ 206 ▼ More Perfect Union went to a trump rally. They seem to somewhat agree with socialists. (www.youtube.com) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by Danterious@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) Americans are the most propagandized people on Earth. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) More than the CCP? More than Russia? More than North Korea? Please. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wagesj45@kbin.social 16 points 3 years ago Yes. The difference is that its corporations doing the the majority of the propagandizing rather than the government directly. But propaganda is propaganda. permalink fedilink source parent [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works -4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Maybe not North Korea, but the other two? Easily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) How can you possibly say that when the CCP exerts such tight control over the parts of the Internet mainlanders are allowed to see? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's authoritarianism. You don't see the CCP edging closer to a civil war based on propagated polarising. AFAIK, that's never been achieved in human history. I'm sure it's unlikely to happen, but between all the international targeting from Russia, China, etc. and then the US's own media and governments, the US is soaked in propaganda more than anywhere else. Absolutely surrounded by it. But this is the interesting part. The more someone is propagated, the less likely they are to realise it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago America doesn't even need to do that. It just convinces people to not trust anything that doesn't come from pre-approved sources and that works well enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ExiledElf@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That’s it - the stupidest thing I’ve read yet today permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That is what a propagandized American would say ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago True. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) More than the CCP? More than Russia? More than North Korea? Please. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] wagesj45@kbin.social 16 points 3 years ago Yes. The difference is that its corporations doing the the majority of the propagandizing rather than the government directly. But propaganda is propaganda. permalink fedilink source parent [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works -4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Maybe not North Korea, but the other two? Easily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) How can you possibly say that when the CCP exerts such tight control over the parts of the Internet mainlanders are allowed to see? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's authoritarianism. You don't see the CCP edging closer to a civil war based on propagated polarising. AFAIK, that's never been achieved in human history. I'm sure it's unlikely to happen, but between all the international targeting from Russia, China, etc. and then the US's own media and governments, the US is soaked in propaganda more than anywhere else. Absolutely surrounded by it. But this is the interesting part. The more someone is propagated, the less likely they are to realise it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago America doesn't even need to do that. It just convinces people to not trust anything that doesn't come from pre-approved sources and that works well enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ExiledElf@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That’s it - the stupidest thing I’ve read yet today permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That is what a propagandized American would say ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago True. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wagesj45@kbin.social 16 points 3 years ago Yes. The difference is that its corporations doing the the majority of the propagandizing rather than the government directly. But propaganda is propaganda. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works -4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Maybe not North Korea, but the other two? Easily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) How can you possibly say that when the CCP exerts such tight control over the parts of the Internet mainlanders are allowed to see? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's authoritarianism. You don't see the CCP edging closer to a civil war based on propagated polarising. AFAIK, that's never been achieved in human history. I'm sure it's unlikely to happen, but between all the international targeting from Russia, China, etc. and then the US's own media and governments, the US is soaked in propaganda more than anywhere else. Absolutely surrounded by it. But this is the interesting part. The more someone is propagated, the less likely they are to realise it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago America doesn't even need to do that. It just convinces people to not trust anything that doesn't come from pre-approved sources and that works well enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ExiledElf@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That’s it - the stupidest thing I’ve read yet today permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That is what a propagandized American would say ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago True. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) How can you possibly say that when the CCP exerts such tight control over the parts of the Internet mainlanders are allowed to see? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's authoritarianism. You don't see the CCP edging closer to a civil war based on propagated polarising. AFAIK, that's never been achieved in human history. I'm sure it's unlikely to happen, but between all the international targeting from Russia, China, etc. and then the US's own media and governments, the US is soaked in propaganda more than anywhere else. Absolutely surrounded by it. But this is the interesting part. The more someone is propagated, the less likely they are to realise it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago America doesn't even need to do that. It just convinces people to not trust anything that doesn't come from pre-approved sources and that works well enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's authoritarianism. You don't see the CCP edging closer to a civil war based on propagated polarising. AFAIK, that's never been achieved in human history. I'm sure it's unlikely to happen, but between all the international targeting from Russia, China, etc. and then the US's own media and governments, the US is soaked in propaganda more than anywhere else. Absolutely surrounded by it. But this is the interesting part. The more someone is propagated, the less likely they are to realise it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago America doesn't even need to do that. It just convinces people to not trust anything that doesn't come from pre-approved sources and that works well enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExiledElf@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That’s it - the stupidest thing I’ve read yet today permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That is what a propagandized American would say ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago True. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That is what a propagandized American would say ... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 years ago True. permalink fedilink source parent