• @Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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      -14 months ago

      During Viet Nam people weren’t as cynical when good news about peace negotiations were announced but were in disappointment when the news was in negotiation failure.

      • @hydroxide@lemmy.ml
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        44 months ago

        Because during Vietnam people got the news from the media. The middleman is cut, we know immediately if this is just talk or real action.

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            4 months ago

            Seriously, we don’t have an anti-vietnam war culture if it weren’t for the reporting being done in those days. Everyone should wish we had that kind of Journalism.

          • @hydroxide@lemmy.ml
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            14 months ago

            That isn’t what I said. If you cut the middleman, you are informed nearly immediately. You can tell whether your government’s actions align with their words immediately. In many instances we learned of the lies before they were even told. That’s why you currently have a nation of cynics.

            • @Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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              -44 months ago

              The media during Vietnam are those that cast doubt on the government line. Didn’t have anything to do with middlemen.