People overestimate how easy it is to flip millions of votes through hacking or cheating, and underestimate how easy it is to persuade people not to vote through propaganda techniques.
Think about this: What was Trump doing in Ukraine to fix the election?
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Think about this: What was Trump doing in Ukraine to fix the election?
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He was engaged in a black propaganda operation: Pressure the Ukraine to announce a bogus investigation, but hide the fact that it was Trump who wanted the investigation.
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explains.
Success would have meant persuading . . .
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explains.
Success would have meant persuading . . .
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@AshaRangappa_ . . . large numbers of voters that Biden actually was corrupt.
In real life, a person asked me, "Will Biden be hurt by all of this if he wins the election?"
What was "this" ?
"This" was taking a videoclip that was not only innocent, it was heroic, and telling a Big Lie.
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In real life, a person asked me, "Will Biden be hurt by all of this if he wins the election?"
What was "this" ?
"This" was taking a videoclip that was not only innocent, it was heroic, and telling a Big Lie.
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@AshaRangappa_ If Biden had actually done something corrupt, they would have found it. This was the best they could do, which creates the irony of the Trump children (who cheat charities) railing against nepotism.
The greatest danger we face is propaganda and disinformation campaigns.
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The greatest danger we face is propaganda and disinformation campaigns.
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@AshaRangappa_ Exactly. I stand corrected.
The greatest danger right now is that a major political party, in its desperation to hold power in the face of their own shrinking demographics, is that is using propaganda against the citizens.
One bit of advice. . .
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The greatest danger right now is that a major political party, in its desperation to hold power in the face of their own shrinking demographics, is that is using propaganda against the citizens.
One bit of advice. . .
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@AshaRangappa_ Don't argue with doomsayers.
There are two kinds out there, and it's very difficult to distinguish them:
🔹Ordinary people genuinely scared.
🔹Fear-mongers, demagogues, and bots who are deliberately stoking fear and chaos to undermine democracy.
I solve the problem . . .
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There are two kinds out there, and it's very difficult to distinguish them:
🔹Ordinary people genuinely scared.
🔹Fear-mongers, demagogues, and bots who are deliberately stoking fear and chaos to undermine democracy.
I solve the problem . . .
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@AshaRangappa_ Not sure who will read this far down the thread, but I suggest answering the election doomsayers with a question:
"What are you, personally, doing to protect the 2020 election?"
Panic tweeting doesn't count as activism.
Here's a list to get you started: terikanefield-blog.com/things-to-do/
"What are you, personally, doing to protect the 2020 election?"
Panic tweeting doesn't count as activism.
Here's a list to get you started: terikanefield-blog.com/things-to-do/
@AshaRangappa_ If I could fix any typo, it would be where I intended to say "the Ukrainians" and typed quickly, and wrote "the Ukraine."
I don't mind silly errors, but I dislike the ones that make me look ignorant. ☹️
I don't mind silly errors, but I dislike the ones that make me look ignorant. ☹️
