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[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The quote is from "inventing reality by michael parenti". the cold war is an EXAMPLE, the authors POINT is that media will interpret literally ANY EVENT in a bad way to make enemies look morally inferior and bad.

[-] WldFyre@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Are socialist states immune from this fallacy?

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But I am not media, the post I made is my honest take, and in this case the media stating this news is wagner and the russian state. How does this wall of text help me understand the apparent flaw in my statement?

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago

They are suggesting that you have learned to reason backwards from certain conclusions.

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 year ago

Nah connect the dots by yourself, you cant be this unironically oblivious.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 0 points 1 year ago

I can and very much am. Please put some effort into this.

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