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Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Again, we’re talking about people who believe in and share conspiracy theories and “alternative” facts (lies, untruths, blatantly wrong information, whatever you want to call it) as truth. They no longer believe in the concept of true and false. They’ve been brainwashed into an unhealthy distrust of the news (which isn’t the same as media literacy) and an unhealthy distrust of any government, politician, or even regular person that has politic views outside their own. And they also have no concept of it or self awareness, which is why guys like Yoho and iamburger liked Slava’s post, because it’s just another thing telling them “no, you’re not brainwashed, it’s the world around you that’s wrong, everyone is just so cruel and strange!”

It’s fascinating anyway (if you decide not to acknowledge how depressing it is).

Fostering distrust in all media is a classic fascist propaganda tactic. The Nazis called it the "lying press".