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[–] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

The internet is not a neutral space. A country having its own social media platforms instead of letting American companies harvest their citizens’ data is not truly censorship.

their polling indicates they have no idea the level of propaganda they are being faced with every day.

You're being solipsistic. Not everything you disagree with based on personal whims is "propaganda."

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  • [–] -1 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

    Lots of countries have their own social media platforms. Only China will jail you for posting questions like "how much do our leaders make?"

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_Jiaxi

    Only Russia will jail you for posting "I disagree with the war."

    Only Iran will jail you for posting "I think women should have more rights."

    You're being solipsistic.

    Nobody talks like this. Nobody in the real world says this. I know you're capable of talking without using 5 dollar words to obscure logic and escape from an argument in a cloud of poor reasoning.

    Not everything you disagree with based on personal whims is "propaganda."

    That's right. But we're not talking about whether or not Captain Picard is the best Star Trek captain. We're not discussing disagreements on personal whims. We're talking about whether or not an unelected state apparatus with the power in the hands of a handful of rich elites should have total control over everything you're allowed to see and say. That's propaganda. That's what's going on in Russia, and Iran, and China. And probably America soon, the way they're headed with Trump.

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  • [–] 5 points 19 hours ago*

    I'm afraid you're being maliciously obtuse. There is no need to criticize my pretty regular vocabulary. And the fact that you think the USA hasn't historically been at the center of the imperialist propaganda machine fruther confirms the need to end our conversation.

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