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1. jemmyw+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-08-15 11:13:51
> Of course, they'll say all of the state owned media operated without political direction

Before Brexit I would have said so too. The government regularly clashed with the BBC. And Channel 4 news was a delight. Recently the TV channels have clearly been brought into line via governance and the need to change the funding.

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2. closew+R3[view] [source] 2025-08-15 11:43:04
>>jemmyw+(OP)
> Before Brexit I would have said so too.

Given the dubbing of Gerry Adams, the coverage of Iraq/Afghanistan war crimes, and anything related to Ireland, I don't know you could possibly have believed this.

It was just that pre-Brexit, you agreed with the propaganda.

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3. spaceb+e6[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-08-15 11:59:59
>>closew+R3
Propaganda is perhaps at its most poisonous when it's stuff you agree with. It's so much harder to see, and likely far more effective at bypassing our critical thinking.
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