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Gentleman & Gangster

"A Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the Century
Thirteen ways of looking at #disinformation

Prologue: The Information War
In 1950, Sen. Joseph #McCarthy claimed that he had proof of a #communist spy ring operating inside the government. Overnight, the explosive accusations blew up in the national press, but the details kept changing. Initially, McCarthy said he had a list with the names of 205 communists in the State Department; the next day he revised it to 57."
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Tablet MagazineA Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the CenturyThirteen ways of looking at disinformation
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Nathaniel Gregory

As well as this, they tried to remove #RCV, like in the 1930's in #NewYork.

They had #ProportionalRepresentation & #RankedChoiceVoting for #municipal elections. Not only did it benefit black & brown people & poorer #community, but it also help elect a #Socialist & #Communist.

#NY ultimately removed RCV & #PR because #Communists & #Socialists were gaining seats.

jacobin.com/2025/01/new-york-p

jacobin.comIn 1930s NYC, Proportional Representation Boosted the LeftIn New York City, a disgraced mayor and a discredited Democratic Party are creating potential openings for socialists. NYC history suggests that the Left might profitably revive proportional representation as a tool to build its electoral strength.
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Ember

I think it is a very natural reaction to feel inclined towards uncritical acceptance of non-western political narratives in response to disillusionment with what you know of the world being exposed as western propaganda. It is important, however, not to take recognition of western disinformation as immunity to propaganda. Disillusionment with one narrative is not evidence of another.

One of the most clear examples of this is with leftists that rightfully point out the sensationalism of western narratives about North Korea, but who ultimately end up pedalling the equally sensationalized and misleading state propaganda of North Korea.

We can do better than that. Leftism grows from being critical about the world. We do ourselves a disservice, then, when we don't adequately apply that critical lens to ourselves or movements that claim to be leftist--denying ourselves the opportunity to grow from that criticism.

Excellent video critiquing common defences of the North Korean state in the Marxist-Leninist content sphere:

Guide to North Korea on Left-Tube: Socialism, Defectors, the Western Media... oh and Tankies
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