• Kacarott@aussie.zone
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      9 days ago

      It might be ignorant, but I certainly don’t get the impression at all that things are going well in Ukraine despite being exposed to this propaganda, nor do I see how it benefits NATO for its citizens to believe so. It seems to me that believing Russia is weak would make people value NATO less.

      But thanks for stopping by to insult me for asking a question, really love that attitude.

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          9 days ago

          And here I am discussing, trying to not disregard ideas I am cynical of, and instead ask questions to gain understanding. Apparently that is discouraged here.

          Thank you for the resource, next time lead with that and skip the insults.

          • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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            4 hours ago

            But thanks for stopping by to insult me for asking a question, really love that attitude.

            Thank you for the resource, next time lead with that and skip the insults.

            @yogthos@lemmy.ml, please don’t jump on the uninformed who are engaged in apparent good faith.

            I dissuade Party members from putting down people who do not understand. Even people who are unenlightened and seemingly bourgeois should be answered in a polite way. Things should be explained to them as fully as possible. I was turned off by a person who did not want to talk to me because I was not important enough. Maurice just wanted to preach to the converted, who already agreed with him. I try to be cordial, because that way you win people over. You cannot win them over by drawing the line of demarcation, saying you are on this side and I am on the other; that shows a lack of consciousness. After the Black Panther Party was formed, I nearly fell into this error. I could not understand why people were blind to what I saw so clearly. Then I realized that their understanding had to be developed. ― Huey P. Newton