"If the right man preaches the wrong way," said Joshu, "the way will follow the man and become right.
If the wrong man preaches the right way, the way will follow the man and become wrong."
These are the three forms of propaganda that authoritarian civilians all across the world are falling for:
1- Demonization "Their side is doing evil things and our side does good things."
2- False Equivalence "Both sides are doing evil things and are therefore equally culpable."
3- Bigotry "The sin of each person reflects on every identity group they belong to."
None are true or valid; They're methods of hobbling reasoning into manipulable demoralization and/or tribalism.
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