U.S. undertook cyber operation against Iran as part of effort to secure election (opens in new tab)

(washingtonpost.com)

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The headline is such a great example of propaganda. The easiest way to spot propaganda is the justification in the headline. If it was the other way around, the headline most definitely wouldn't be justifying iran's cyber "operation". And it certainly wouldn't be calling it an operation. I imagine it would be like "Iran's sneaky cyber attack..."

I'm sure iranian propaganda does the same thing. A fun game to play is switch the sides and see how strange the title seems.

readarticleOP5y ago

The second paragraph of the article:

The move against Iranian hackers working for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came shortly after they launched an operation two weeks ago posing as a far-right group to send threatening emails to American voters and also posted a video aimed at driving down confidence in the voting process

disown5y ago

Oh that's the "justification". Thank you for proving my point. Wonder what the "Iranian hackers" justification was. As I said, switch the sides and you'll see how silly it all is.

Not that I'd believe anything from the washingtonpost but I certainly wouldn't believe anything geopolitically related, especially related to countries like iran, venezuela, etc. But fun stuff.

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PradeetPatel5y ago

It has been established that in order for freedom of speech and democratic rights to thrive, hateful actions must be limited.

Would you call defending your own rights "propaganda"?

handol5y ago

Not in general, but when you do it by writing articles, or posting on message boards, yes absolutely. Advocating for or against a cause by disseminating media is the definition of propaganda.

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disown5y ago

I'm sure iranian propaganda does the same thing. A fun game to play is switch the sides and see how strange the title seems.

readarticleOP5y ago

The second paragraph of the article:

disown5y ago

Oh that's the "justification". Thank you for proving my point. Wonder what the "Iranian hackers" justification was. As I said, switch the sides and you'll see how silly it all is.

Not that I'd believe anything from the washingtonpost but I certainly wouldn't believe anything geopolitically related, especially related to countries like iran, venezuela, etc. But fun stuff.

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PradeetPatel5y ago

It has been established that in order for freedom of speech and democratic rights to thrive, hateful actions must be limited.

Would you call defending your own rights "propaganda"?

handol5y ago

Not in general, but when you do it by writing articles, or posting on message boards, yes absolutely. Advocating for or against a cause by disseminating media is the definition of propaganda.

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