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Lessons from WWII March 7, 2024 8:00 am podrock

A good read here about countering propaganda:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/02/the-man-who-tricked-nazi-germany-lessons-from-the-past-on-how-to-beat-disinformation

Snippet:

How people think and act can be just as important as what they think when undermining the most malign propaganda. People are most susceptible to conspiracy theories, for example, when they don’t feel they have any agency or influence over their lives and rely on conspiracies to explain the world. Many are drawn to “strongmen” when they feel they can’t take back control over their lives. The real antidote to this is not plying them with facts. It’s helping to fix the underlying lack of agency.

  • A new type of propaganda. by ER 2024-03-07 09:23:37
    • Also from then, Rumor Clinics by podrock 2024-03-07 08:49:08
      • Rumors are a funny thing, even families have them. by ER 2024-03-07 19:26:29

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