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Attacking the Source: The Establishment Loyalist’s Favorite Online Tactic

Caitlin JOHNSTONE
If you’re skeptical of western power structures and you’ve ever engaged in online political debate for any length of time, the following has definitely happened to you:
You find yourself going back and forth with one of those high-confidence, low-information establishment types who’s promulgating a dubious mainstream narrative, whether that be about politics, war, Julian Assange, or whatever. At some point they make an assertion which you know to be false — publicly available information invalidates the claim they’re making.