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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 9 months ago (3 children)

If you cut taxes on the rich it will benefit everyone.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

But if you don't agree to cut taxes on the rich they're going to fly the plane straight into the ground just out of spite.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Except for the rich

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’ve never met anyone who believed that. Is that one of the odd things about America you can’t learn simply by watching superhero movies?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

About half of USA believes that. See the Republican party.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

That is just so bizarre. Well, prepare for a severe culture shock if you ever visit the Nordic countries.

Speaking of politics, occasionally I hear people say that what we call “center” in here would be considered 100% communism in America. Likewise, right wing should probably be translated to something like the liberal left in American terms.