Good advice on fighting the information war we're in
This isn't my writing, but I think it's a valuable piece. I've condensed the Twitter thread at the link into a more readable form. Enjoy.
For all of those in the #resistance who attack @louisemensch @truefactsstated @20committee @stuxnetsource etc...
We are in an information war here, and if we don't understand that, we are sure to lose. The enemy knows any information can be useful whether accurate or not, whether they like the source or not, whether the source is actually on their side or not. The biggest argument that #resistance members use to argue against them is that they make the left look like crazy conspiracy theorists. This is a losing tactic. The enemy doesn't care about ideological purity, looking crazy, inconsistency in their arguments, or anything.
The enemy behaves as if the past does not exist. They use whatever information helps them now, and if that information turns out to be wrong, contradictory, politically inconvenient or embarrassing, they just move on, act as if they never said what they said and ridicule anyone who tries to hold them to account. The argument that "we are better than them" is toothless. Never bring a knife to a gun fight.
Please don't interpret this as me saying that @louisemensch @truefactsstated @20committee @stuxnetsource are spreading lies, because I do not believe that. They do their research in the open, and if you are willing to follow along, you can see the connections. Yes, some use anonymous sources, and there is no way for us to verify their sources, but that is only a part of their reporting - most is publicly available information. However, even their reporting using anonymous sources tends to get verified in mainstream media after weeks or months.
In short, focus your energy on the fight against the enemy. If someone seems crazy and you don't want to use their information, don't use it. If you have better arguments, use them to add to the conversation, don't use them to subtract others' arguments. The enemy knows this - use information additively, only refute that which actively undermines the cause. Let anything else stand, even if inaccurate or even crazy, as long as it swells the ranks of the #resistance. END
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