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Propaganda doesn't totally rob people of ~~agency~~ free will (more accurate term), if it did this site wouldn't exist. People do have the capacity to develop critical thinking, skepticism, and a basic curiosity about the world that allow them to develop some resistance to propaganda.

You can hold people accountable for failing to even attempt to do this.

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[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Again, I very much recommend reading up on Classical Conditioning.

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

me, a beast: waking up

my scientist: let's put that beast in a situation

me: yes honey yes-honey-left

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