How to Combat Propaganda
As the lawyers argue in the Senate, Trump will unleash a firehose of lies by Tweet.
The lies are part of his strategy: They give his minions talking points so they can spread disinformation, so simply ignoring them won't work.
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As the lawyers argue in the Senate, Trump will unleash a firehose of lies by Tweet.
The lies are part of his strategy: They give his minions talking points so they can spread disinformation, so simply ignoring them won't work.
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I am confident the Tweets are coordinated with the "legal" team.
According to this study, the best antidote to the "Firehose of Falsehoods" propaganda method is to put raincoats on the population. See: rand.org/pubs/perspecti…
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According to this study, the best antidote to the "Firehose of Falsehoods" propaganda method is to put raincoats on the population. See: rand.org/pubs/perspecti…
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People who are not paying close attention think “there Trump goes again, lying” and the lies roll right off.
It would be nice if #TrumpLiesAgain can trend all through the trial
(I like the "again" part)
@GeorgeLakoff talks about Truth Sandwiches. . .
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It would be nice if #TrumpLiesAgain can trend all through the trial
(I like the "again" part)
@GeorgeLakoff talks about Truth Sandwiches. . .
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@GeorgeLakoff Here's Lakoff's "truth sandwich" ⤵️
People do need the truth (another reason ignoring the lies doesn't really work).
If we combine the "truth sandwich method" with the #TrumpLiesAgain hashtag, it seems to me an appropriate response is this:
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People do need the truth (another reason ignoring the lies doesn't really work).
If we combine the "truth sandwich method" with the #TrumpLiesAgain hashtag, it seems to me an appropriate response is this:
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@GeorgeLakoff The House didn’t subpoena Bolton because his lawyers threatened to go to court.
Moreover, the place to cross-examine witnesses is the trial, not the inquiry.
Everyone knows that🤦♀️
#TrumpLiesAgain
Moreover, the place to cross-examine witnesses is the trial, not the inquiry.
Everyone knows that🤦♀️
#TrumpLiesAgain
@GeorgeLakoff Yes, this is better. Thank you:
