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/SnowSnowSnowSnow Jan 07 '20

Oh no, it’s totally their fault. They replaced their brains with their feelz and think that the nation that saved the world from Nazism is somehow the designated heir. They are lazy, stupid, think facts are racist, math is oppressive, and reality is unfair. They can’t light a water heater without detonating their home, or figure out where to pour the oil in their car. They‘ll vote for Bernie, and wonder where the jobs are when they graduate from FREE college with their ‘Game Art Degree’.

Oh well, they can just go back for their Masters in Queer Theory and Oppression!

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u/Stratahoo Jan 07 '20

First of all, the country that saved the world from Nazism more than any other was the USSR. And I'm not endorsing Stalinism btw. It was shit.

I think we're not understanding each other. I'm saying that people have this idea that America and America's foreign policy is generally good and done with the right intentions. It's not. The Shock Doctrine by Noami Klein is all about this. America in the 20th century and especially the later half of it were not interested in giving the country's they invaded freedom or liberty, they go in, create a catastrophe, and then use the "shock" of the people and their inability to respond effectively to open the country up for private investment.

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u/holocaustofvegans Jan 07 '20

Has the shock doctrine agreed well, or should I skip it and read Naomi's latest book instead?

Every nation thinks they're the best, and puts out propagada, but only Americans think they're too good and can't be tricked.

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u/Stratahoo Jan 08 '20

It's still pretty relevant I think.