Russia's firehose of falsehood "seeks to convince people...not to participate, not to care, and not to follow politics at all." The GOP's "flooding the zone with shit" aims "to make paying attention pointless” and "to abandon the idea that the truth is knowable." Donald Trump's goal is not apathy for his believers but a constant state of agitation.
https://digbysblog.net/2023/06/26/look-over-there-shiny/
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