- cross-posted to:
- aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
You must log in or # to comment.
Release the Epstein tapes
The Shitler Youth
wow… Muricans are about to get even more ignorant… open mouth, drooling level
more?
Yay! Whatever could go wrong by indoctrinating with fascist propaganda the country with the biggest military of the planet?
We need a new pandemic. Fast. If possible, of a virus for which there is already a vaccine. We can at least reduce fascist numbers to a more manageable number this way.
We need a new pandemic. Fast. If possible, of a virus for which there is already a vaccine. We can at least reduce fascist numbers to a more manageable number this way.
I hear that RFK Jr’s CDC cuts left no expert on Ebola in the government. No vaccine for that but it has a 90% mortality rate. Pros and cons.
Well, there’s no vaccine but it’s also “hard” to get it, since you need direct contact with a symptomatic individual’s body fluids.
I imagine the novax crew going all out to touch someone infected just to prove “the big pharma” wrong and since it’s really fast to kill, the rest of us just need to lock our doors for like one week until all these idiots are dying by milions.
Maybe reduced attention span can shield from traditional forms of propoganda?
I hope Im alive to see americas youth throw off these chains of oppression. It will be quite the sight.
Well they might be getting close to creating drugs for immortality, so maayyyybe…
Ha, no way they are giving those to me. Lol.
For anyone else like me that needed to google who this group was
“PragerU’s videos contain misleading or factually incorrect information promoting creationism, climate change denial, slavery and racism in the United States, immigration, and the history of fascism. PragerU has also been accused of promoting fascism, racism, sexism and anti-LGBT politics.”
I watched one PragerU YouTube video, just to see what all of the fuss was about. I have no idea if this is typical of most of their videos, but the one I watched was like this:
It features a group of teenagers, and one video covered one topic. The topic they covered was a controversial one where there is no clear right or wrong answer, but conservatives typically lean one way, while normal people lean the other way. I don’t think it was about gun control, but I’ll make it about gun control as an example.
Group of kids talking: “Did you hear about the school shooting?” “Yeah. My parents think the government should have stricter gun control.” “Oh, my parents think the problem is that there’s not enough security at the schools. But could guns themselves really be the problem?”
Scene changes to girl, talking authoritatively directly to camera: “No. Guns are not the problem. No school with metal detectors and armed guards has ever had a school shooting.”
(I just made up whatever sounded like something that they’d say. I assume the fact I made up is wrong.)
And then, it’s just like that, over and over. Kids bring up complicated issues, and some other kid just tells them the “right” answer, every time, giving the flimsiest explanation as if it’s the gospel truth.
I would characterize showing these videos to actual children as a form of child abuse. Poisoning their minds and inhibiting children’s ability to think for themselves.
That is PragerU’s typical approach to spreading their message - present something that is subject to interpretation as an immutable fact and then build an argument from there.
I think the idea is that if they can get the audience to accept that the foundation of their argument, even if it isn’t true, it becomes much harder to debunk the weaker points that support or reinforce it. The message will subtly sneak into their consciousness even if they would have disagreed with the overall premise initially, because they will walk away thinking that the people who made the video did their due diligence and researched the facts of the issue and wouldn’t lie about something so fundamental. It sows seeds of doubt, makes them question if the left-wing sources of news are reliable arbiters of truth or facts. Repeat it enough times, and it becomes full-on indoctrination.
It’s not far from a few conservative commentators methods: start with a flawed premise then extrapolate further and further into absurdity based on this flawed premise to argue for policies that can’t be reasonably defended
Ok. You got me to to have a look at some of their videos. Holy shit.
Gems like ‘“According to experts” is a red flag | fireside chat’ presented by Dennis Prager himself is some of the dumbest shit I have watched in a while.
*Fartside shat
I don’t doubt that you captured the likeness of their content, but why would you make something up when there is plenty of content they host that is ready to be pulled apart?
Username does not check out.
Because it’s sanity-draining to go back there to copy out a very specific example.
Nothing you’ve said has anything to do with whether my comment was logical.
“logic bomb” is not the same as “truth bomb”
Yeah it’s like video homeschooling.
Holy shit, even for right wing propaganda this stuff is so incredibly low quality.
Right wingers can’t do anything well, they’re talentless loser hacks.
Right wingers can’t do anything well, they’re talentless loser hacks.
How are they in charge right now?
Never underestimate the opponent. In doing so, you are the who loses.
I mean that in the artistic sense. They are obviously very good at seizing power.
And somehow it still works. Let that sink in…
it works because endless amounts of money is thrown at it
And idiots gobble it all up.
No one is immune to propaganda, especially those who think they are
You say idiots like you’re immune. Every single one of us are experts in our own domain, but have neither the time nor the energy to become experts in all domains.
So we rely on other experts and the media to inform us, because that is historically their job. The media has unfortunately been co-opted by other interests, and has failed the public by spreading sensationalism and outright misinformation.
TLDR: Don’t point the finger at your fellow man, point the finger at those who’s job it was to inform them
I’d say that it’s not the media’s job to inform us anymore, it’s more to influence us and keep us docile. There are some small publications who still stick to informing people and telling the truth as objectively as they can but those are becoming fewer and fewer.
It sucks that it is this way but in a society where aunt Jo on Facebook can have a bigger audience spouting her nonsense then the local newspaper it is the way it is.
I think what I hold issue with is the assumption that Aunt Jo getting a larger audience because her audience are idiots, and not because Aunt Jo’s message is being artificially inflated by large corps trying to keep real news down
its so fucking over
I’m so glad I get to watch America’s downfall from safely on the other side of the Pacific, I can’t imagine living through what amounts to the modern day Fall of Rome…
So glad I get to watch Hitler’s rise to power from safely across the English Channel…
You are living through it. If think it’s staying on their shores and you’re “safely” watching from anywhere rn, you’re deluded.
Its already left our shores with shit like chat control and visa & MasterCard delisting a bunch of LGBTQ+ media.
One concerning thing about that is the American pedo in chief’s ties to Putin. The entire world is a tinderbox right now
People that went to private schools in the US are going to be directing the most well funded military of these absolute dumbfucks. This isn’t a US issue, this is a world issue.
This is the funniest video I’ve seen about PragerU, hands down
Came to put this here, always happy to find more Pebis Prager ytps though 🤣🤣
This can’t be fucking real…
It’s real, isn’t it…
It’s real.
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/422812/prageru-education-pbs-npr-cpb-defunding
And most likely, these are the videos they will be showing (along with the display at the White House they already have).
“pro-American educational videos” oof
If they specifically need to mention it’s a “good thing”, you know it’s definitely not
🎵 Conjunction junction, what’s your function? Removing constitutional phrases and clauses. 🎵
Something doesn’t sound right, but my days of watching Schoolhouse Rock are enough decades behind me that I can’t put my finger on it.
US is becoming third world authoritarian state with the world’s largest military.
Becoming? You have army on the streets and people sentenced without trial. You don’t have access to basic accommodations like maternity leave. You run away from ambulances… What else do you need?
What else do I need?
I’m sick and fucking tired of rich people having to pay taxes. I’m not one of them but holy shit do I identify with them.
Instead of me being paid what I’m worth right now, I’d really love it if we could just beat more minorities in the streets, take my money, and promise me that I might get some later. On top of that, I’m pretty sure I almost could afford to go see a doctor or even get my luxury bones looked at, but that would be gay.
I swear to God, the next time I
Release the Trump/Epstein files
Dude… I think you’re already there.
Unfortunately yeah. Only thing I need to do now is be arrogant about it and I can finally fit in with my peers.
Ps.
Release the Trump/Epstein files
Yes Mr Fat Man, please show me how I can become a fat pale pasty walking corpse like you!
And even when mr Pedo chief goes after your children, you still do nothing? What even is there to live for at this point? Just spread open for cheto, and let him violate you completely.
