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[–] CentauriBeau@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (6 children)

What happened to us (Americans)? We used to look down on Soviet propaganda and book burning; congratulating ourselves on our free speech. Now we’re burning books and outlawing news sources that don’t abide by the official propaganda. It’s sickening.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Because our empire is collapsing

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Entropy will not be denied.

Rome always fall to the corruption of its elite run amuck.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Don't forget the lead poisoning. Something else America has in common with the Romans.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You guys are actively collapsing it.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago

The US has always had propaganda and book burning, it's just really good at projection. Hell, even D&D was attacked for being "satanic."

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago

Lol, classic American. Sees Americans doing bad things in America in a way that America has always done: "what are we, a bunch of Russians!"

[–] yetiftw@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

did you miss the red scare? it's always been this way

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

You're moving out of golden age and into the 'find out' stage.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

We used to look down on Soviet propaganda and book burning; congratulating ourselves on our free speech.

pssst

those were lies too