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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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[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Does dissuade from the fact that only Communist-party backed candidates can appear in the election.

Source?

This was the reason there were so many rioters in HK.

The HK riots started over the lae that allowed extradition created to get a guy who murdered his wife in mainland China and then fled to HK

Propaganda is a made up narrative to persuade an objective viewpoint. What is happening with Uighurs has a lot of factual video evidence, including first hand reports from those who fled to Türkiye. If it is so untrue why won’t China allow visiting diplomats talk about it?

Source?

Unbelievably crass opinion. https://www.wired.com/story/xinjiang-uyghur-culture-tourism/

Lol Wired. And the first link to a claim is straight up from Adrian Zenz.

[–] Syldon -4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

In your opinion. Most of the world has a different opinion. I wont bother responding to your alternate account. Seriously, using two accounts to barrack a differing opinion, sigh.

You state a lot of BS while providing absolutely no evidence to give it any credit, other than your bias towards the west. What links does this guy have to "wired" or the many other media sources that show exactly what is going on in China.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Most of the world has a different opinion.

Almost all of the Muslim world including US allies share my opinion actually:)

In your opinion. Most of the world has a different opinion. I wont bother responding to your alternate account. Seriously, using two accounts to barrack a differing opinion, sigh.

I do think it is funny that you think I have an alt just to tell you you have shitty takes twice. Two people just disagreed with you enough to comment.

You state a lot of BS while providing absolutely no evidence to give it any credit, other than your bias towards the west.

R/selfawarewolves

What links does this guy have to “wired” or the many other media sources that show exactly what is going on in China.

The wired article you shared literally relies on Zenz to cite many of its claims, as do basically all media sources who previously claimed it was happening.

I'm guessing you have a working brain, learn basic research literacy.

[–] Syldon -1 points 11 months ago

So yet again absolutely nothing to substantiate your point of view. GL with your life.