Propaganda 101: The Information Firehose
“The alternative to the free flow of information is not the controlled flow of information. It is the flood.” Adapted from Clay Shirky
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The Worst Takes of All Time: Slavery Wasn't That Bad
The take: “Slavery was not that bad. Slaves were fed and housed. Some slave owners were kind. It was a different time.”Who said it: Various apologists, Lost Cause mythologizers, and a shocking number of American polit...
Continue readingThinkers You Should Know: Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire was a Brazilian educator who taught poor people to read and got exiled for it. Which is not surprising perse with the similar amount of events like that across the globe but this also tells you everything...
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