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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 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ok, so I didn't say it, but you're going to get mad at it anyway.

[–] zenitsu@sh.itjust.works -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Feel free to clarify your point

[–] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My point's clear, you're the one choosing to make up things I never said to get mad at. Nothing I can do about that.

[–] zenitsu@sh.itjust.works -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The point is just "100 is an exaggeration"? That's all? Thanks for the contribution cOmRaDe

[–] brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Have fun making up people to get mad at, I guess.