Disinformation: It’s History

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Post by how-about-this » Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 8:32 PM UTC

Disinformation: It’s History
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Re: Disinformation: It’s History

#2

Post by danbmil99 » Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 9:56 PM UTC

Apostrophes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUOXJoM6rI

Re: Disinformation: It’s History

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Post by Per_Bothner » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 1:48 AM UTC

danbmil99 wrote: post #2

Apostrophes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUOXJoM6rI

The author might mean "it is history" - i.e. it is no longer a thing. Somehow I doubt that ...

Re: Disinformation: It’s History

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Post by kian » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 1:54 AM UTC

And here I thought the author was making a pithy observation about the fact that history is always written by the victors, and therefor almost always a form of disinformation about the losers.

Re: Disinformation: It’s History

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Post by an_opabinia » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 6:37 AM UTC

Don't downvote me. But whenever I can't figure out the politics of the historian in the first five sentences of their writing, I assume it's a Republican. Then I stop reading because I don't know any intellectually honest Republicans. I know this author is Canadian, but Being a Republican is a state of mind that transcends American election cycles, and here it is, on full display, a bad faith muddy criticism of Joe Biden. To summarize what you might skim, "The libs are hypocrites about... something. I won't give any specific examples, but here's some Intellectual Dark Web energy vibes via Mahatma Gandhi quotes to let you know where I sort of stand."

So I wish submitters would stop trying to make Secret Republican happen.

Re: Disinformation: It’s History

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Post by Freak_NL » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 6:45 AM UTC

an_opabinia wrote: post #5

Don't downvote me. But whenever I can't figure out the politics of the historian in the first five sentences of their writing, I assume it's a Republican. Then I stop reading because I don't know any intellectually honest Republicans. I know this author is Canadian, but Being a Republican is a state of mind that transcends American election cycles, and here it is, on full display, a bad faith muddy criticism of Joe B…

> […], but Being a Republican is a state of mind that transcends American election cycles, […]

Bear in mind though that the word 'republican' tends to mean 'someone who wishes to live in a republic and abolish the monarchy', once you leave the context of politics in North America. A Dutch republican could very well vote progressive/leftist, whilst wishing to get rid of the monarchy.

Re: Disinformation: It’s History

#7

Post by boba7 » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 7:45 AM UTC

Yes, you tech assholes are erasing historical records because "muh fake news". It makes any Historian really sad.

Re: Disinformation: It’s History

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Post by takeda » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 7:51 AM UTC

Per_Bothner wrote: post #3

danbmil99 wrote: post #2

Apostrophes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUOXJoM6rI

The author might mean "it is history" - i.e. it is no longer a thing. Somehow I doubt that ...

> Rather than seeing the last five years as an anomaly, what happens when policy makers see this is a historical problem that is here to stay?

Re: Disinformation: It’s History

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Post by takeda » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 7:53 AM UTC

Freak_NL wrote: post #6

an_opabinia wrote: post #5

Don't downvote me. But whenever I can't figure out the politics of the historian in the first five sentences of their writing, I assume it's a Republican. Then I stop reading because I don't know any intellectually honest Republicans. I know this author is Canadian, but Being a Republican is a state of mind that transcends American election cycles, and here it is, on full display, a bad faith muddy criticism of Joe B…

> […], but Being a Republican is a state of mind that transcends American election cycles, […] Bear in mind though that the word 'republican' tends to mean 'someone who wishes to live in a republic and abolish the monarchy', once you leave the context of politics in North America. A Dutch republican could very well vote progressive/leftist, whilst wishing to get rid of the monarchy.

I don't think today's republicans are republicans anymore.

Re: Disinformation: It’s History

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Post by Mordisquitos » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 7:53 AM UTC

Per_Bothner wrote: post #3

danbmil99 wrote: post #2

Apostrophes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUOXJoM6rI

The author might mean "it is history" - i.e. it is no longer a thing. Somehow I doubt that ...

I interpret the title as "it is history" in the sense that disinformation is historically relevant, and as such it is a valid field of historical studies.