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Re:The war on disinformation is a war on dissent by brobdingnagians on Saturday February 06, 2021 @10:08AM (#26046989)
There _is_ disinformation by many actors and they have the aims as you explain them. But the issue is that Russia, China, _and_ the US are pushing agendas. We are not the shining knight of truth unfettered.

Likewise, there are quite a few who are _truly_ dissenting. Some may be mistaken on some points, but they are being quashed along with the malicious disinformation. It is not a good time for truth, since it is being lost in competing agendas, with very few major players being interested in the truth.

Our current climate doesn't encourage looking for truth. I think that is the major issue-- even if you don't believe dissent is needed, dissent is currently very unwelcome.

Even in business and tech, there is a lot of centralization and it is harder and harder to innovate as a little guy. That is a form of dissent, and it is becoming harder to do.

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Re:The war on disinformation is a war on dissent by jacquesm on Saturday February 06, 2021 @10:09AM (#26047004)
Historically, when the truth suffered to that extent the world was being set up for war. And afterwards we always pledged to do better, but we never really do, the cycle repeats with a high degree of reliability.
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