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[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one can have literacy in every subject or have wholely original thought on everything. Everybody, including the most critical of thinkers, need to rely somewhat on trust and authority in experts and people with specific knowledge.

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, that is the basis for propaganda. It’s not directly said in this quote, but I’m pretty sure that’s basically the first chapter of the book lol

[–] colin@lemmy.uninsane.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

(this post is propaganda)

i dunno lads, i’ve had this one sitting on the virtual shelf for 3mo and deciding whether to read it or not feels like deciding whether i want to re-read Atlas Shrugged.