Comment by lmm
9 years ago
A lot of speech attempts to convince. I've read an analysis of the emotional manipulation techniques in Letter from a Birmingham Jail; that was also "intentionally releasing material designed to hijack human brains via emotion". If we don't believe that the truth will win in the marketplace of ideas then we've already lost, because what's the alternative? Relying on some kind of Ministry of Truth?
That we need to figure out. But I suspect, your worst fear is true - we have already lost.