02-02-2018, 07:19 PM
(02-02-2018, 06:53 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The context is that throughout the twentieth century, tyrants (fascists and communists) utilized disinformation campaigns to gain power. Relying on the ignorance of the people due to their willingness to accept what they wanted to hear rather than actual facts. We've seen it time and time again. It happened in Italy, in Germany, in the Soviet Union, and then again when Putin rose to power. It's continued to be a weapon used by tyrants to gain power and assert their will on the world, and so being able to discern this disinformation is an important tool in fighting tyranny. If we allow it to progress it is a direct road to a fascist state.
At least this is the argument by Snyder, who is a scholar on Eastern Europe and the rise and fall of democracies, as well as the Holocaust.
And maybe I’m missing the context or it’s much more complex. It’s saying I submit to tyranny when I renounce the difference. What tyranny am I submitting to if I do that? Is it talking about if I join a tyrant in doing this?
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