It’s shocking how many prominent people are full of horse shit.
All of us are bathing in operational propaganda in all directions. Even with and perhaps in many cases *especially *with those who posture themselves as stand up, independent / persecuted / uncompromised news/info resources.
James Angleton tipped the hat when he referred to intel work (including domestic propaganda) as "a wilderness of mirrors". In a wilderness of mirrors, when do you know you actually discover a trustworthy source, instead of another cognitive intercept?
All of us are bathing in operational propaganda in all directions. Even with and perhaps in many cases *especially *with those who posture themselves as stand up, independent / persecuted / uncompromised news/info resources.
James Angleton tipped the hat when he referred to intel work (including domestic propaganda) as "a wilderness of mirrors". In a wilderness of mirrors, when do you know you actually discover a trustworthy source, instead of another cognitive intercept?