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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 08:13 AM Jul 2019

''Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda''

Racism: It no longers means quite what you think it means


[link:https://whatwouldjackdo.org/2019/07/26/racism-it-no-longers-means-quite-what-you-think-it-means/|

In the rest of the quote in the thread title Kofi goes on to say..

“Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated.”
― Kofi Annan


I fear we are slightly behind the racist right wing curve on this one at the moment.. Propaganda is the name of the game...
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''Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda'' (Original Post) Soph0571 Jul 2019 OP
"Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand-in-hand." lastlib Jul 2019 #1
That's exactly what's happening dalton99a Jul 2019 #2

lastlib

(23,286 posts)
1. "Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand-in-hand."
Sat Jul 27, 2019, 10:36 AM
Jul 2019

"Quick to judge, quick to anger, Slow to understand..."

--Rush, "Witch Hunt"

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