• Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
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      7 hours ago

      If you’re listening to what someone else is saying about what someone says, instead of just listening to what they are actually saying…then you are listening to a “narrative”. That intentional misrepresentation of the truth is called “propaganda”.

      Do you understand what those words mean?

      Because if you actually listen to what he’s saying, instead of what other people are saying about him, then you probably wouldn’t fall for their propaganda.

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        7 hours ago

        What have I said, that isn’t factual? Is it hearsay that he has a Nazi tattoo, or that he worked at Abu ghraib and for Blackwater? Those are just facts, aren’t they? I have listened to what he is saying, and his politics sounds good. Excuse me if I take his words with a grain of salt, given his past actions. No “narrative” needed for me to be wary of a guy with a past like that.

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          5 hours ago

          Lol! The “What have I said that isn’t factually true?”, is probably the most “misinformation” response to being called out for spreading misinformation, there is.

          Are you actually suggesting that anyone with a skull and crossbones tattoo, is automatically a Nazi? Even if that person has extremely non-Nazi political views?

          You say you’ve listened to what he’s been saying, and can’t find anything wrong with it…but, you’re still skeptical because the establishment keeps calling him a Nazi…but can’t understand why I might call you out for falling for their propaganda?

          This is such a weird take, man. You should probably give it some thought.

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            5 hours ago

            Come on. If I see a “skull and crossbones”, I think “pirate”. If I see a totenkopf (or a swastika), I think “Nazi”. I guess that’s a “narrative” but it’s not one specific to Mr. Platner, and not something I need “the establishment” to tell me.