Re:‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the...
by Der_Einzige on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @06:25PM
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Because it takes far longer to confirm if a claim is true or not than it does to make a claim.
The folks who makes lots of claims which are false know this, and do so anyway because it is effective at swaying public opinion.
"never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it."
The folks who makes lots of claims which are false know this, and do so anyway because it is effective at swaying public opinion.
"never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it."