5/Is it possible that the state leaders of Israel suffer from an uncontrollable impulse to vaccinate the entire population, which arises from their need to be portrayed as the saviors of the people ...... (Sounds familiar)
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14/ One of the measures taken by the authorities since the beginning of the corona crisis is a sweeping takeover of public discourse and the creation of a false representation of a scientific consensus. This, using the improper means mentioned above of ridiculing, silencing ...
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15/ This, using the improper means mentioned above of ridiculing, silencing, and suppressing any attempt to express an opposing opinion or one that casts doubt on the official position. ....
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16/The vast majority of the media channels abandoned their traditional role defending democracy and even aligned themselves with the pseudo-consensus dictated from above, which is unscientific by virtue of being dictated ....
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17/ The powerful ability of the media to create a simulated dictated consensus has been well described in the theory of THE SPIRAL OF SILENCE known in the academic literature in the field of communication ...
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18/ According to the theory, which has been demonstrated in many studies, most people are anxious about a state of social and ideological isolation and are afraid to express themselves in an ideologically hostile environment ...
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19/ The prevailing tendency of most people is to match their expressed opinions to what they perceived as acceptable & agreed upon by the public. Individuals, who estimate that their opinion is different from the majority opinion, will usually refrain from expressing it in public
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20/ Since most persons do not want to be an exception, they will choose to remain silent or straighten a line and express an opinion that is consistent with what they perceive as the majority opinion ...
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21/ when the media aligns with the fictitious consensus dictated to them,this leads to a distortion of the distribution of opinions in society, & so the number of those who refrain from supporting an incompatible opinion increases & a SPIRAL OF EVER-EXPANDING SILENCE IS CREATED
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22/ (the spiral of silence) poses a real danger to society and democracy, as the suppression of other voices, whether of the general public or of scientists, could make the distorted and invented or fabricated reality into a real reality.
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23/ We citizens should therefore be wary of the consensus and its mouthpieces, especially when we see them coming. Then, we must also use a degree of skepticism ....
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24/Processes of suppressing academic deliberation, eliminating all disagreements, doubts, & scientific controversy, such as those we are witnessing are taking place around us these days, are typical of dark regimes and power-to-fascist tendencies contrary to human welfare
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