The GOP Thrives on Propaganda. It Would Help if We Stopped Spreading It.
It’s a fact that many of us get almost all of our news via the internet. It’s because the internet is invaluable when it comes to disseminating information on a minute by minute, blow by blow level, while, at the same time, it’s filled with more data, more history, more fun stuff than any other medium since time began.
There’s almost nothing we can’t unearth on the internet if we work at it long enough. That’s the good news. The bad news is that tons of what we come across isn’t vetted. What’s the truth and what’s not? While there’s always someone out there who will tell you they’re telling the truth, how do you know for sure?
How important is it that you know for sure?
I mean, what if what they tell you squares with what you believe, and all you really want is validation? You’ve got it. Now it’s your job to go out there and repeat it, because you want everyone to believe what you believe. It’s human nature to feel good about finding others who believe the things you believe. Maybe you even believed it first. Wouldn’t that be something!
But what if you’re pushing a lie and you know it? What’s the harm in that if it means you have followers and they’re looking to you to keep it going? Is there some truth in the lie? Can you justify it by pointing…
