The War On Knowing Stuff

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    This isn't so much about Hitler as it is about the U.S. societal, quasi-governmental war on those who know stuff that they're not supposed to know. I found it to be an interesting discussion, anyhow. It's not about any one thing. I don't care about the celebrity gossip stuff but that's a small part of it.
     
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    On the subject of a war on knowing stuff, she makes a good point. There are all kinds of things that we're not supposed to talk about, many of which are absolutely true, although we're not supposed to acknowledge that. Not only do they do everything they can, via the educational system, mainstream media, social media, and big tech, to keep us from knowing the wrong things (even when they are actually the right things), but they will take strong efforts to punish anyone who publicly speaks of these things before the time that they are willing to do acknowledge them.
     
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    I think she is mistaken about a couple things, but generally she is absolutely on the money. She didn't mention the Armenian Genocide after WWI either. She was reluctant to blame Israel for not extraditing a war criminal while Israel was relentless in tracking down and even kidnapping them if they couldn't be extradited.
     
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    I frequently disagree with her, but she's willing to discuss real stuff, and I don't restrict myself to listening to people I agree with. While it's nice to have people agree with me sometimes, I don't gain a lot by doing that.
     
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    Good discussions can be had with people who don't agree with you, but it is now difficult to find people who can disagree on a subject without getting angry.
     
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