shatal@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoIDF: Hamas command center found under Gaza children’s hospital; hostages were likely held therewww.timesofisrael.comexternal-linkmessage-square83linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down143file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkIDF: Hamas command center found under Gaza children’s hospital; hostages were likely held therewww.timesofisrael.comshatal@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square83linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareremotelove@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoLol, yeah. I just had to explain how that kind of manipulation works. Propaganda is a powerful force when it’s used to reinforce an existing bias. Facts are irrelevant because you saw what you wanted to see. Governments play the propaganda war hard. I am not picking sides over it: It is what it is. Edit: Confirmation bias. That is the phrase I was referring to.
Lol, yeah. I just had to explain how that kind of manipulation works.
Propaganda is a powerful force when it’s used to reinforce an existing bias. Facts are irrelevant because you saw what you wanted to see.
Governments play the propaganda war hard. I am not picking sides over it: It is what it is.
Edit: Confirmation bias. That is the phrase I was referring to.