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nikkwongtoday at 1:14 AM1 replyview on HN

China at least does it covertly. The US president broadcasts his madman narrative on Twitter for everyone to see.


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strangegeckotoday at 7:59 AM

Personally, I prefer the US approach. At least then everyone knows what they're dealing with and they can openly react instead of being forced into a fake dance between what is said and what is REALLY said.

The covert stuff gives some degree of plausible deniability and it causes a good amount of the population to be complacent and ignore reality. I don't see how this can be considered good for anyone but the people creating propaganda.