“Russian....media strategists discovered...that when you open the information space to every kind of conspiracy theory, you destroy reality.

So “Question More” [RT’s slogan] seems to be in the service of more ...knowledge but, in fact, it destroys it.“ 1/ https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/10/18/20898584/fox-news-trump-propaganda-jason-stanley

“Bannon is...following the blueprint laid out by the Russians. He floods the media zone with all kinds of bizarre nonsense, and the networks happily play into it...And what this does is create a complete cacophony. It’s just too much for anyone to sort out....2/

And the result is people just say, ‘Well, who’s on my side?’ And then it becomes just like watching sports. It’s not about ideas or facts but about my side and your side, my team and your team.” 3/

“It’s crucial to understand this: transforming politics into a post-truth contest of tribal identity is an explicit goal of modern propaganda.” 4/

“It would help if networks would stop insisting on having every representative of every view on television, or if outlets would be more selective about what they dignified with their attention.” 5/

“The Russian model is perfectly designed for a media landscape like ours, and if we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to lose the information space altogether.“ 6/

“It’s not easy, but we have to give attention to things that bring us closer to the truth and not worry about chasing every story or airing as many perspectives as possible.” 7/

Quotes above are from an interview of @jasonintrator, author of “How Fascism Works” & “How Propaganda Works” 8/