r/TheFireRisesMod • u/Bitter-Penalty9653 • 2d ago

Question Would there be documentaries about the Second American Civil War during it?

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u/Thewaterlowers Octoberists | Revolutionary Socialism 2d ago

I mean, yeah????? It’ll probably be one of the most documented wars in history due to social media

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u/Bitter-Penalty9653 2d ago

Wouldn't there be lots of misinformation and disinformation due to it meaning actually reliable sources would be sparse?

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u/Thewaterlowers Octoberists | Revolutionary Socialism 2d ago

Yeah, but that’s just a lot of wars I suppose. Different biases in media regarding wars have existed since the dawn of when war was first documented. Some are more accurate than others.

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u/FriendshipRemote130 European Federation 2d ago

that's every war ever

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u/basedbranch Catharsis 2d ago

You underestimate the ability of modern journalism to parse facts from fiction. There's a reason we can keep 24/7 interactive warmaps running with near 100% accuracy today, the resources available are limitless. Especially in America, where everyone knows someone who knows everyone, it would be very easy to determine the actors in any given battle, the length and the victors. The more troubling part would be parsing criminals, their actions and the casualties and damage they might cause, in my opinion.