Comment on How come nobody does anything about North Korea?
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 4 days agoProbably shouldn’t have mentioned my thoughts on that thread, I had hoped to provide some perspective on where I was coming from but probably just confused things for everyone. That’s my bad, back to the relevant point:
How do you think one should make that distinction?
Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 days ago
As it comes up? Idk. What, am I supposed to give a definitive answer now for speaking broadly? I’ve had .ml accounts actively deny the severity of the Tiananmen Square in their efforts to whitewash history. “Oh, it wasn’t that bad.” Really?
This is not a gotcha just because you’re listening to the other fool.
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Yes, because you were perfectly happy/capable of giving one before:
Which while it’s good in theory it appears the phrase “accidentally bootlicking” allows for others, including a certain ‘argumentative gremlin’, to perceive that as meaning “so long as it doesn’t contradict my existing worldview”.
Having a stronger/more rigorous definition would help you with communicating your ideas, allow you to self-check for dissonances and help me understand if there’s anything of actual substance here.
So what’s your definition?
Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 days ago
That’s a guiding principle at best, bud.
Cut the sass and the condescending tone.
And that is not my problem if I’ve already clarified but you two are too hung up on details rather than substance and running off on ridiculous tangents. You can take it or leave it and I don’t care either way. I’m done with this pedantic argument over definitions over minutia that I really dgaf about.
So all this bull aside, and I’ll reiterate to cover my bases, my overarching point is: Don’t underplay a regime and make them seem more reasonable than they are by whitewashing history, whether intentionally or not. Sorry if you need further clarification, but I find that self-evident.
Have a good one.
SinAdjetivos@lemmy.world 3 days ago
That’s a better definition!
But also don’t exaggerate a “regime”^1^ to make them seem more extreme than they are by whitewashing, decontextualizing, fabricating, using loaded language[1], etc.
Propoganda often works explicitly via selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception. What your are calling “details” and “minutia” are attempts to try and push back against some of that selectivity bias.
BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Wooow. Amazing answer. Lol