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In reply to the discussion: An attempted mind fuck ( otherwise known as psyops) [View all]bigtree
(85,919 posts). . . glad you caught the photos I posted (a small percentage of the space I filled here over the years with my almost 50,000 posts).
Oh, and, there's propaganda - and there's propaganda. See the difference?
When we begin to see the folks we interact with here as operatives and shills(esp. when we disagree), we forfeit the genius of the discussions here.
I'm compelled to make this point because I think it's at the heart of how I approach differing ideas in this forum. Most everyone here is compelled to post and respond to threads for a never-ending variety of reasons and motivations. If we focus squarely on the ideas and opinions presented and refuse to dwell on personalization or over-characterizing those who bother to communicate with and respond to us, we will invariably broaden the scope and our understanding of the issues and concerns raised.
Once we begin to personalize and question motives of posters (and we ALL do this), we tend to close ourselves off from other opinions which may well enhance our own positions; either in opposition or revelation.
I mostly agree with your take on psyops, btw . . .