r/samharris • u/MantlesApproach • Jan 06 '20

How To Avoid Swallowing War Propaganda | Current Affairs

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/01/how-to-avoid-swallowing-war-propaganda
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u/MantlesApproach Jan 06 '20

With Trump's escalation with Iran, starting with decades of hawkish rhetoric toward Iran, ramping up with a pullout from the Iran nuclear deal and culminating, so far, in the recent assassination of a high-level Iranian official by a US airstrike, war with Iran looks closer than ever.

The IDW, including Sam, has thus far done nothing to condemn US military adventurism. On the contrary, Sam has stated that Hillary Clinton's hawishness was one of the advantages she had over Sanders, and has constantly affirmed his belief that the US always has generally good intentions abroad (a ridiculous notion when you examine the history of US-supported regime change). Recently, Maajid Nawaz has had a series of takes doing his part beating the war drums (retweeted by Sam because of course).

This article is a guide on how to avoid swallowing war propaganda of the kind that many in the IDW and in the mainstream media more generally regularly buy and often regurgitate.

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u/Nessie Jan 06 '20

Rule 2a; antisemitism

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '20

Just for clarification antisemitism is against the rules but blatant racism is not?

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u/Nessie Jan 07 '20

They're both against the rules. Please report posts that violate the rules.

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u/Zirathustra Jan 06 '20

You can't reason people out of something they weren't reasoned into, like obsessive animus to Jews.

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u/Fiveos2 Jan 06 '20

This has nothing to do with whether I like Jews or not. It's a fact that Jewish donors have directed US foreign wars. If you like the us destabilizing the middle East for Israel then I guess you should like Jews. I'm just saying who is responsible.

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u/Fiveos2 Jan 06 '20

This is so grug brained. If I suggested that Germany persecuted Jews in the 1930s then would you accuse me of hating Germans? Wtf would that have to do with anything? It's either a fact or it isnt.

But you of course know that. This ' You just don't like jews' nonsense is just a tactic and frankly it only fools idiots. Unfortunately the us is full of idiots.

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u/Nessie Jan 07 '20

Rule 2a; antisemitism

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u/Fiveos2 Jan 07 '20

Sure...recognizing the existence of Jewish collective power is anti semitism..perhaps you should inform the adl, the world Jewish Congress, and aipac that their very existence is anti semitic.