One of the salesmen I’ve worked with for a decade started out here as a Sandy Hook truther. Voted for Trump in ‘16 and ‘20. So I talked with him over the years, dozens and dozens of hours about politics, world affairs, philosophy, empathy, and I consistently asked him why he felt
The language of manufacturing consent:
🇮🇱: Preemptive strikes
🇮🇷: Escalation
🇮🇱: Warns
🇮🇷: Threatens
🇮🇱: Targets
🇮🇷: Attacks
🇮🇱: Government
🇮🇷: Regime
🇮🇱: Right to self-defense
🇮🇷: Condemnations
🇮🇱: Sophisticated military (has nukes)
🇮🇷: Nuclear threat (has no nukes)