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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>From the last paragraph of the article ;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>“ The researchers note repeatedly that it’s impossible to measure the precise effect of the Russian influence operation on the outcome of the 2016 election. But one also wonders how to measure the impact of Russian activities—assuming they had any impact at all—on creating our growing sense of leaky, mushy reality.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wow, this entire article is the best example I have ever seen of “ leaky, mushy reality “.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David J.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Peace-discuss [mailto:peace-discuss-bounces@lists.chambana.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mildred O'brien via Peace-discuss<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 20, 2018 7:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> r-szoke@illinois.edu; peace-discuss@anti-war.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Peace-discuss] Biggest gaslighting campaign in history?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id=yiv0883598088><div><div><div id=yiv0883598088><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Oh, I agree--Russian propaganda is <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>cognitively disturbing</span></em>--if your cognitive isn't screwed on right. Just the picture of Hillary with horns growing out of her head convinced me to vote against her! Hacked Russian propaganda is insidious, if not perplexing. Wonder if U.S. election interference in other nations is as damaging? Maybe they see it as "take the money and run..."<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Midge<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Szoke, Ron via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net><br>To: Peace-discuss <peace-discuss@anti-war.net><br>Cc: bill strutz <bill.strutz@gmail.com><br>Sent: Wed, Dec 19, 2018 2:31 pm<br>Subject: [Peace-discuss] Biggest gaslighting campaign in history?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=yiv0883598088yqt03711><div id=yiv0883598088yqt97451><div id=yiv0883598088><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=yiv0883598088><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b></span><span class=yiv0883598088><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>"Szoke, Ron" <<a href="mailto:r-szoke@illinois.edu" target="_blank">r-szoke@illinois.edu</a>></span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=yiv0883598088><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject: Biggest gaslighting campaign in history?</span></b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span class=yiv0883598088><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Date: </span></b></span><span class=yiv0883598088><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>December 19, 2018 </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Why the Russian Influence Campaign Remains So Hard to Understand<br><br>Americans assume that propaganda serves a clear, actionable objective, but totalitarian propaganda is cacophonous. Its purpose is to take away your ability to perceive reality.<br><br><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/why-the-russian-influence-campaign-remains-so-hard-to-understand" target="_blank">https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/why-the-russian-influence-campaign-remains-so-hard-to-understand</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>Peace-discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net" target="_blank">Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a><br><a href="https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>