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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[–] D61@hexbear.net 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

USA Civil War: It was only the Southern states that were racist.

USA Civil War: The Confederacy was "only fighting for its way of life". With the hope that most USA'ians will assume that "its way of life" was anything but slavery.

[–] somename@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

“We fought for state’s rights!”

“State’s rights to do what?”

“……”

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

Not every "way of life" needs to exist.