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I think what we were trying to do, and maybe we failed at doing it, is to look at the current climate and draw a larger picture of the political climate. It’s not as important to understand today’s propaganda, but its direction.

Thanks for the response. I may need to clean up the way I engage these topics.

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I like the conversation.

But I will make three comments.

First, it's not up to us to determine when and how WWIII started. The phrase "World War" has a a propagandistic scent. For example, the war of Spanish Succession could be considered a World War. The zeroth World War, if you will. But propaganda in that age was very different. The First and the Second great disasters were also a product of newspapers, the radio and the newly invented art of cinema. It is said that Ron Paul has argued that WW3 started in Novmeber 22nd 1963. This idea wisely brings down the narcissistic tendency of almost everyone <30 to have the fortune or misfortune of watching the start of a major historic event.

Dear Tommy, we have already seen too many major historic events being started by war pigs and other types of quadrupeds with power. I am personally of being so fortunate.

Lastly, it is a very good idea always to sta away from the news. But I think it is important to repeat that the news is not the news. Everything is fake. Or faked. As Marshal McLuhan said: "All advertising advertises advertising." This is about publicity, but it is almost identical with what today passes as journalism or the news. It's not worthy of anyone's time.

Playing any board game will bring anyone better information and better return on investment of time than anything related to the crap that the google fascists push on everyone.

An by google I really mean any kind of internet company, of any area, that is exploiting poeple with the purpose of damaging their soul. I cast a a very wide net with this description, and I collect only garbage.

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