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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by jjk166 on Friday January 07, 2022 @09:52AM (#29839727)
This is an example of the logical fallacy petitio principii (begging the question).
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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by Dudeman112 on Friday January 07, 2022 @10:10AM (#29839984)
Alternatively, it could be taken as a honest question: do they actually want it because of the propaganda, or would they want it regardless of the propaganda?

Inferring tone from text is a bitch.

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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by jjk166 on Friday January 07, 2022 @11:04AM (#29840691)
It's begging the question in either interpretation, hence why you can't really answer the question.
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