Remember that time at COVID censorship camp when the government was publishing propaganda encouraging you to rat out friends and neighbors for violating mandates (too many people at a party or not following other oppressive mandates)? They wanted you to rat out your family, too.
DHS, through The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), had a cute little video about countering COVID-19 information.
The animated video featured an instructor who provided instructions on “Countering Disinformation: Cybersecurity 101.”
“Since 2020, there has been a lot of false and inaccurate information about COVID-19,” the video stated.
The instructional video produced by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) featured an illustrated version of a social media feed from the perspective of the fictional character, Susan.
“Consider this post from Susan’s feed: It’s from her Uncle Steve, who claims everybody knows COVID is no worse than the flu,” the video continued.
In the fictional scenario, Susan’s uncle is accused of backing up his claims about COVID with unreliable sources, including a “fake news story”.
In contrast, Susan supports her stance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, which is regarded as a “trustworthy” and “fact-based” source due to its large government funding. …
“You can’t win every argument online, but you can protect yourself from disinformation. You can stop it from spreading, too,” the video stated.
That video came down this year, but only this year, and no, I’m not Uncle Steve, though I would happily sub for the role. Both of us were correct: The government was suppressing the truth and propagandizing lies. We all know that, but we are inside a sector of the sausage factory from which not every truth escapes to find life among the majority of disinterested voters.
But they’ve been warming up to the idea.
We see fewer folks practicing the old pandemic ways, and that’s a sign of hope. If we can turn that into something, maybe we aren’t wasting our time with the political primary posturing as we speed toward another attempted presidential election theft.
But I’m not holding my breath.
