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Most westerner's views of Saudi Arabia are very much influenced by actions the country's government has previously taken [1]. It isn't so much propaganda, as much as it is the government, lead by MSB, taking actions that greatly offends our sensibilities, most notably the killing of Jamal Khashoggi among other smaller incidents and snafus which have made Saudi Arabia and MSB look horrible.
Re:Dividend Cripples Saudi Aramco
by iratewizard on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @01:12AM
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This has nothing to do with someone who says "I always knew Saudi Arabia was bad because of a cartoon I watch."
Are you saying there isn't informative content on tv? That's pretty obviously false. There's a lot of misinformation too, but I don't see how the internet is better there either. You need good critical thinking skills period.
Re:Dividend Cripples Saudi Aramco
by iratewizard on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @01:10AM
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Right. They're isn't informative content on TV. There is infotainment and there is entertainment. Only a moron would base a world view around the low quality entertainment they kill time with.
> Only a moron would base a world view around the low quality entertainment they kill time with.
I think it's naive to assume it doesn't shape your world view in subtle ways, even if you understand it's a poor source of information.
Re:Dividend Cripples Saudi Aramco
by 0xdeadb00f on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @05:57AM
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I think if you're getting your knowledge of world events from a goddamn Seth McFarlane show you're out of your mind.