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How does one keep sanity when everyone around you is parroting propaganda? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 4 days ago by marl_karx@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
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Hi, There are many people I know and also many comment sections I see online that are just parroting Israeli and US state department propaganda and I feel like it is driving me insane. They seem to repeat arguments using almost every common propaganda technique available and it seems like the majority of people is just falling for it without any critical thinking and this is depressing as hell.

They are portraying fascism as the only solution to all problems and as a justified position but don't even want to name it as such, saying everyone else is the fascist.

I think I am going mad what should I do, I feel like arguing against it is like speaking to a wall most of the time.

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[โ€“] marl_karx@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thank you, also for the examples, but I am from Germany, so the US examples are not really applicable for me

[โ€“] dil@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

Ah, yeah that's a very US-centric example.

Idk if y'all are dealing with the same "feminism is actually bad" stuff we are, but I posted this comment shortly after the above post and using the same template.

Disclaimer: I'm decently new to discussing with people on the internet, where it's harder to ask a lot of questions. I think the general logic tracks, but in person I wouldn't recommend jumping to conclusions like I did there.