I'm just so grateful for .world for prompting me to come here. And infinitely grateful for my comrades' patience in re-educating any who want to learn. Thanking all of you, again.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

zoidberg salute 2

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 month ago

🫡

[–] p0ntyp00l@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

At work today I saw a Toronto Sun headline on this that said BLOOD IN THE STREETS which immediately told me what this is all about

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago

our propagandists aren't terribly creative

[–] Omegamint@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s been really depressing seeing how uncritical the general public is of the propaganda. Nearly depressing, but luckily I’ve been busy enough lately that I don’t really have the time to even ruminate on it, for whatever that’s worth

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It wasn't so long ago I was one of that GP. And had decades of nearly breaking through, before that. It's demonstrative of how strong lifelong propagandized conditioning really is.

[–] Omegamint@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I try not to judge people too hard for it but at the same time I feel like after all the Middle East boondoggles that people would be more suspicious and it just doesn’t feel like people are really utilizing a level of skepticism that’s appropriate. But yeah, I also am long divorced from the media/avenues where this propaganda flows forth and I think I cannot understand being in that state of mind (where this garbage is digestible) anymore

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's the puritan work ethic, imo. It's only because of finally having my child reared and settled, being blissfully single, volcel and underemployed/marginalized for a few years that gave me enough time to scratch past the surface sufficiently to have the evidence percolate a smidge deeper and be able to return to subject matter as often as needed.

[–] Omegamint@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I definitely agree part of it is existing in the core and just toiling away keeping your head down. I’ve not lived on the “proper” track at any point of my adult life so maybe that helped me get where I am now, but even so I think that doesn’t do much for many. The propaganda machine is a black hole

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 month ago

...but even so I think that doesn’t do much for many. The propaganda machine is a black hole.

Then I'm so much more fortunate to have broken through it than I realized.