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Ford_Prefect

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4. They invent the lie which suits their policy goals, then they publish it wide and far

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2025, 12:44 PM

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The bigger the lie or smear the better. Later on they try to bribe or "engineer" it into seeming to be true, or they just repeat more lies to cover it up.

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