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"There’s a continuum from Alex Jones to (Assad supporter) Vanessa Beeley to US Congresswoman (and another Assad supporter) Tulsi Gabbard, and all points in between. For example, they all denied that Assad was behind the sarin gas attack on Khan Sheikhoun. The basis of their support is that they all play into the simplistic thinking that rests on conspiracy thinking. "The very set-up of Twitter and Facebook plays into the tendency towards simplistic thinking in the US. This also includes many socialists. Don’t take time to research. Don’t bother looking beneath the surface. Don’t think about the indirect consequences of developments. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. That’s their approach. There’s more: Since the major establishment news channels are saying that Trump is aligned with Russia, it must all be a conspiracy. And since US imperialism is in a rivalry with Russian imperialism, then we should support the latter." Read entire article here: https://oaklandsocialist.com/2017/12/25/mainstream-news-twitter-and-conspiracy-theorists/ -- "No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them." Assata Shakur Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
