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by InitialLastName 3027 days ago
> Like it or not, you can't just beat "undesirable" views out of people, either with schools or social media moderation.

You absolutely can. An example: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/sep/22...

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That is indeed an inspirational example.
I don't mean it to be inspirational, only to indicate that persistent propaganda and organized information warfare can indeed drive ideas fully out of the population.
Broken clocks are right twice a day.

Religion sucks, but Soviet Communism's anti-religious nature doesn't excuse its foibles.