Amy Dentata on Nostr: It's important to understand propaganda that lies to you, but it's also important to ...

It's important to understand propaganda that lies to you, but it's also important to understand how propaganda functions via telling the truth—usually small, targeted bits of truth, that are exaggerated while purposefully obscuring the full picture.

Like wealthy property owners trying to stop development of more housing so they can keep property values up. By being very loud about how many trees will be cut down. Don't you care about the trees?

In my experience, it's this kind of propaganda that the left is particularly vulnerable to.