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“You can’t reason someone out of something they weren’t reasoned into”
- Jonathan swift, 1721
This isn't a new idea. I appreciate the article all the same though!
Holding on to unshakable belief in the most outlandish lies you've been told, always the best way to prove that you're a strong independent thinker who won't give in to outside influence.
The point is, not to believe the government. That's the "win" in quotes. Same reason why people think the earth is flat or the original moon landing is fake. If the goverment said "nobody was on the moon", then by definition those people would think the opposite and say "government lies, the are hiding something on the moon, they visited it".
the government is indeed saying shit like that now, but i havent seen the nutcases convert
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this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2025
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