Excellent analysis Mark. I teach 15 and 16 year old students who rely upon oral transmission of news from their own familial and cultural groups. They are highly skeptical of information that counters narratives they have heard.
They are even resistant to primary resourcing that challenges their belief systems.
I am reminded of the wisdom of Paul of Tarsus who said, “in the last days people will gather “information” their itching ears want to hear.”
Propaganda is the mighty tool of social media. Adolph Hitler once said, “Tell a lie often enough and it will be accepted as truth.”
Excellent analysis Mark. I teach 15 and 16 year old students who rely upon oral transmission of news from their own familial and cultural groups. They are highly skeptical of information that counters narratives they have heard.
They are even resistant to primary resourcing that challenges their belief systems.
I am reminded of the wisdom of Paul of Tarsus who said, “in the last days people will gather “information” their itching ears want to hear.”
Propaganda is the mighty tool of social media. Adolph Hitler once said, “Tell a lie often enough and it will be accepted as truth.”
Thank you, James! So glad you are teaching our young people. They need to learn what you know.