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Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al... by Geee on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:02AM (#28694602)
I'm starting to believe in the conspiracy theory that conspiracy theories are created by a conspiracy to make rational talking points easier to attack and silence. Rational dissidents can be easily silenced if they are connected to these propaganda movements.

When there's a flood of misinformation, then it's hard for anyone to get factual information out. It's a way to censor information by flooding it with adjacent misinformation to dilute and discredit the message.

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Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al... by TrispusAttucks on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:58PM (#28703019)
Another related tactic now popular is:

    "Always Accuse Your Enemies of Your Own Sins"
Incredibly hard to defend against. I'll leave it to the reader to research the origin of this disgusting tactic.
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Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al... by notacoward on Thursday September 30, 2021 @02:27PM (#28709473)
"Truth decay" is the common term for this. Usually it's considered as an attack on expertise and authority, but associating a belief with a government conspiracy is no different than associating it with any other conspiracy. "Rational dissidents" is not redundant. Being a dissident doesn't make someone rational, and being conventional doesn't make someone irrational. All such assumptions or insinuations are forms of truth decay.
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Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al... by felistoria on Thursday September 30, 2021 @03:05PM (#28710003)
One of the CIA's favorite moves!
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