The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Star Wars Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 months agoOh no, I'm being converted...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1920arrow-down111
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minus-squaremasterspacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down2·edit-27 months agoWhat this meme is pointing out though is that they didn’t just use lies to overthrow the existing power structure, they also used truths.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·7 months agoAny complex truth can be twisted when it is overly simplified and points are selectively chosen to support the bigger lie.
minus-squareDrewelite@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 months agoYeah the Sith here are the type of fascist regime to rise to power on the backs of a frustrated population. Pointing out all the flaws of the current system to garner support with no intention of actually making it better.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoYou use truths to make lies seem more believable
What this meme is pointing out though is that they didn’t just use lies to overthrow the existing power structure, they also used truths.
Any complex truth can be twisted when it is overly simplified and points are selectively chosen to support the bigger lie.
Yeah the Sith here are the type of fascist regime to rise to power on the backs of a frustrated population. Pointing out all the flaws of the current system to garner support with no intention of actually making it better.
You use truths to make lies seem more believable