I'd be cool w/FB sharing how they came up w/their claim just .1% of sharing InfoOps. But this op-ed is a hot mess https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/facebook-could-tell-us-how-russia-interfered-in-our-elections-why-wont-it/2017/05/19/c061a606-3b21-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.b797bd94cb90 …
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But generally fake news worked bc America is deeply unhealthy, in part bc of fake news going back to the 1990s.
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yeah totally. the rabbit holes involved in this are fascinating
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"fake news" also worked because of years of Fox especially telling viewers not to trust any other MSM.
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Yup. That's what I meant by my 1990s comment. Tho I'd add that that distrust is made worse from increased illegitimacy of dominant ideology.
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I agree. But there's also an element of feedback loop. Alternative media sources constantly invoke the idea that...
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the "dominant ideology" (whatever that means) is illegitimate and unpopular, people start to follow that, then...
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Right. Pointing out the financial system was built on a house of cards was bad. Pointing out that there were no WMD, also bad.
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When an ideology fails to match observable reality it's a problem.
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Indeed. Is "cuck" (as if a hard 'c') not an ironic "сука," anglicized? Consider Josh Kushner-Thiel in relation. Recent 'Russian Mafia' edit:pic.twitter.com/y1atEK3Afk
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Also (This kid gets around btw, but note topic of interest in his writing, which is the related/connected example & topic I'm pointing to):pic.twitter.com/Bc2bGUwA4d
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(disregard "violent" rubric in kid's text here; not the topic. Don't know how consciously he's on to what I'm getting at, but he is on it.)pic.twitter.com/IL3ZUKVETA
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1st got wind of nrx & 'O' (obliquely) in Breitbart promo of engagement in nrx 'happening' (promo injecting 'alt-R' into mix) during primary?pic.twitter.com/luS9OGxRA8
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