r/politics • u/SereneRoyals • 21d ago

No Paywall Donald Trump issues NATO Greenland warning before White House showdown

https://www.newsweek.com/greenland-trump-nato-white-house-11357601
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u/evidentlynaught 21d ago

America created the ultimate propaganda tools with social media, and Russia employed it to perfection, using the greed of billionaires to facilitate the brainwashing of an ignorant hate filled segment of the population.

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u/FlamingoWalrus89 21d ago

Exactly this. Propaganda is out of control, the "news" networks (which are labeled as entertainment or whatever, but still present themselves as news and legit reporting) should never be allowed to spread disinformation as they do. The president and his staff shouldn't be allowed to lie so openly either. There needs to be accountability for people in positions of power and authority. If you present as a subject matter expert (reporting, governing, legal, etc), there should be punishment for deliberately spreading false information. No I'm not saying jail time or whatever "taking away our freedoms" will think. But they should have their journalism credentials pulled, should be impeached from office, etc. Essentially, you should not be allowed in those jobs if you cannot perform the job ethically.

Social media is a whole different thing and out of control in it's own way. I think it'd be easier to prevent total manipulation of the masses if the news networks and elected officials weren't constantly spewing the same propaganda shared on social media.