• Skeezix@lemmy.world
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    A society steeped in misinformation and propaganda ultimately embraces fascism

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      Sick from poison, no doubt, but sick nonetheless. I hope there’s a cure that opens their eyes some day, but it won’t come from a TV screen.

      • nymnympseudonym@piefed.social
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        The cure to misinformation and propaganda is critical thinking and the scientific method

        We have the tools. We need the talent.

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          It really isn’t, fascists love using “science” and “rationality” to “prove” their ideologies. You can argue that they’re not doing real science, but their followers will believe it.

          The cure to fascism is anarchism. That is the only effective way to prevent it.

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        Last time this happened, the country affected needed electro shock therapy to help them snap out of their delusions.