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minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 天前I wonder if the numbers become meaningless because they are literally meaningless, since they’re fake numbers. Real numbers have real names and real stories attached to them, which atrocity propaganda can never replicate.
minus-squareDamarcusart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 天前Which in turn is probably why their atrocity propaganda needs to rely on Yeonmi Park types and “anonymous sources” so they can have both the sad personal story and the big scary number at the same time.
I wonder if the numbers become meaningless because they are literally meaningless, since they’re fake numbers.
Real numbers have real names and real stories attached to them, which atrocity propaganda can never replicate.
Which in turn is probably why their atrocity propaganda needs to rely on Yeonmi Park types and “anonymous sources” so they can have both the sad personal story and the big scary number at the same time.