• tomiant@piefed.social
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    14 hours ago

    I can’t decide if this is American biological warfare, or if it is American cognitive decline.

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      12 hours ago

      As much as I agree with you, this is a failure on Canada’s part. Too many Canadians are being influenced by what’s happening across the border. 😔

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        11 hours ago

        Plus also the root cause, whatever that is. See e.g. Brexit as well.

        Democracy requires an educated citizenry. Knowing that, yet choosing to ignore that, made Western nations vulnerable, not only to misinformation spread for reasons like profit and cheap fame, but to active disinformation as well.

        But it was our fault for choosing to remain vulnerable. We knew better, but thought that the consequences would never come, so did not change. Oopsie.

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          It’s easy to tear down an open and free system. If one is so inclined. It’s hard to keep up, all it takes is someone who hates everything and then everybody suffers, because it’s kind of predicated upon good will and cooperation, and that is not really a thing anymore, sadly.

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      From the top = biological warfare. From the bottom = stupidity beyond anything we’ve ever seen in modern times.