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Ok, at least you understand the real problem.

I don't disagree, but for clarity, you appreciate this is totally contrary to the (formerly) popular "free speech" meme that used to be a source of pride for Americans?

Isn't it a bit funny that America can't manage to educate[1] its citizens so they are resilient to propaganda? Do you think it is all that difficult to do, if the government set it as a priority"?

[1] It's worse: they can't even try to. To me, this is peak hilarity, doubly so when combined with the conversations in this thread...which themselves are a consequence of the root problem. Oh my, the layers of irony.



> Isn't it a bit funny that America can't manage to educate[1] its citizens so they are resilient to propaganda?

Since you imply it's not difficult to do, which country has educated their citizens to be resilient to propaganda?


Does a lack of prior instances of something being done guarantee that it is difficult?

Don't forget: to accomplish something, you (typically) must first try.


The answer is none then.


Was there something about my question that you did not like, so you chose to answer a different one?


It's the same one. The answer is yeah it is difficult. It is evident based on the fact that no country in the history hasn't been able to achieve.

"Making citizens to be resilient to propaganda"?

While we should try to do our best, it's also not mutually exclusive to remove bad propaganda. Yet you make it sound like the 2 actions are mutually exclusive for some reason.


> It is evident based on the fact that no country in the history hasn't been able to achieve.

How many have tried, and what did they try?

Contrast this with the attention and funding the war machine gets, or the science machinery.


Check this out: https://twitter.com/BeenThereCap/status/1783120159101628446

Regarding education, we should do that too. It doesn't have to be mutually exclusive.


Do you believe that analysis to be without flaw, and potential for flaw?


https://twitter.com/cremieuxrecueil/status/17839541809708159...

There might be flaws or other explanations. This is just tentative evidence that should push you in one direction more than the other.


Are you saying that it is a fact that it should necessarily point me in the direction that you think it should? It is literally not possible that the actions being taken toward TikTok are not a net good idea?




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