If hundreds of millions of Americans and Europeans knew what was actually going on, they’d certainly be against the policies their unelected bureaucratic oligarchies are imposing, both at home and abroad. Precisely this is why knowing the truth is all the more important. Unfortunately, it can indeed be dangerous to think and speak freely at this time, and we can only expect more censorship and more “thought criminals”, as any deviation from the official narrative is “dangerous for our democracy”.

  • PotatoesFall
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    edit-2
    26 days ago

    The difference between journalism and propaganda to you is whether a western source is saying it or a country which is no longer controlled by the western financial apparatus

    What makes you think this?

    I haven’t been trained to question, that’s true. I learned. You only learned to be scared apparently, and you’re currently in training to dismiss facts altogether. I suggest you drop out of that curriculum

    • Southern Boy@lemmy.mlOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      26 days ago

      Mister Potatoes I suggest you unlearn your tendency to label articles that point out glaring contradictions and omissions in Western narratives “unjournalistic propaganda” before deploying this kind of language about how open minded and educated you are

      • PotatoesFall
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        4
        ·
        26 days ago

        Your post got rained in downvotes despite being posted on lemmy.ml. Clearly I’m not the only one who can tell this is trash

        • Southern Boy@lemmy.mlOP
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          arrow-down
          4
          ·
          edit-2
          26 days ago

          You expect me to take internet points and alt accounts complaining about everything that doesn’t agree with the state department narrative seriously! I appreciate you admitting it! Now, let’s see if you can attack a single point raised in one single article that I post instead of whining about how nobody should disagree with liberal dogma. I highly doubt it.

          Every downvote I get on these articles and comments is a merit badge that says Ruined Another Liberal’s Day. You’re going to have to live with us being right forever! You think your word games can actually alter reality, up until it passes you by.

          You deny how bad things are for Ukraine even more than Kiev does at this point! Keep your salt stained messages on the timeline proving how delusional you were when things really crumbled!

          • PotatoesFall
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            3
            arrow-down
            4
            ·
            25 days ago

            What the fuck are you even talking about? I’ve said nothing about Ukraine. Do you call everyone who disagrees with you a liberal? That is a rude insult to sling around in these parts.

            • Southern Boy@lemmy.mlOP
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              3
              arrow-down
              3
              ·
              25 days ago

              What do you think precipitated the dramatic censorship of social media and search engines? Have you been living under a rock for almost three years? Did you also put this URL into “Media Bias Fact Check” to decide whether or not to read it or did you see that a Russian wrote it and panic?

              • PotatoesFall
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                3
                arrow-down
                3
                ·
                25 days ago

                I didn’t need to put this into anything because the writing style tells me everything I need to know. Highly opinionated. Essays posing as news. Opinion underlaid with paper-thin “arguments”. It’s the same that was around during covid spreading misinformation about vaccines and masks. The disinformation itself is not the goal. The goal is to capitalize on people’s fear and isolate them. Make them easy to manipulate later on.

                It’s not a new strategy either. Fear and hate have always been tools in the hands of the powerful. If you think the West has a monopoly on that, you’re sorely mistaken.

                Fuck Westerm hegemony and capitalism, sure. But also fuck Putin. Fuck all oligarchs.

                • Southern Boy@lemmy.mlOP
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  2
                  arrow-down
                  2
                  ·
                  25 days ago

                  Again you wrote a reply guy screed without engaging with a single word that was written. We are getting closer to making you read though, as you are now offended by “writing style”. Of course, all of your liberal opinions are fact, everyone else’s are Russian Evil Antivax Hate Propaganda. Do you have any more invective to heap on the piece without daring to attempt to refute a word?

                  • PotatoesFall
                    link
                    fedilink
                    arrow-up
                    3
                    arrow-down
                    2
                    ·
                    25 days ago

                    I can handle nonsense but please don’t call me a liberal.

                    Can you point to the part you want me to engage with? Half your comments are you fantasizing about me so I’m not sure what you’re even trying to tell me.