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29 Things People Once Believed Only To Discover It Was Propaganda All Along
Propaganda has proven throughout history that it can be a powerful tool to pull the wool over people’s eyes and have them believe things that are fake, and in some cases, even deadly. Look no further than World War II to see just how devastating it can be.
Someone asked the internet, “What’s something you once believed only to later realize it was propaganda?” and netizens revealed the devious disinformation that had them fooled for years. Dive into this collection of some of the most jaw-dropping examples.
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#1
McDonald's coffee lawsuit. That woman was seriously hurt, and I hate that I ever believed otherwise.
Michael Largey 1 month ago
The point was that the company had been warned over and over by its own safety experts. Knowing there is a danger and doing nothing about it is the textbook definition of negligence.
WindySwede 1 month ago
Also that she first only asked for medical expenses covered? but Donken FAFO.
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Chich the witch 1 month ago
This is one of those events that made me really start to question *anything* corporations said.
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#2
Republicans are better with the economy. They’re factually not better. Their goal is to the make the rich more rich, that’s pretty much it.
Even Trump is on record saying the democrats are better with the economy.
John Dilligaf 1 month ago
Trickle Down Economy is the most evil trick the Republicans ever pulled on the American public. I know people who still swear that it's true and that enriching the rich will "lift all boats".
Michael Largey 1 month ago
But they they don't care what the rising water will do to those who can't afford a boat.
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Major Harris 1 month ago
starting in the late 1930s and ending in 1980, the united states was an economic juggernaut. we were the largest lending nation in the world, had strong social programs, strong unions with good pay. all of this was done with a tax rate on the very wealthiest of 85-90 % this is NOT taught enough in the schools or talked about in the media.
Michael Largey 1 month ago
Marginal tax rate of 90%. Only applied on the portion of your income above a certain extreme amount.
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Lee Gilliland 1 month ago
The budget gets balanced occasionally by the Dems. The Republicans, never.
UKGrandad 1 month ago
It does as it's written, but Trump said that a long time ago. People forget that for his first, unsuccessful attempt to run for president (early '90s, I think) he tried to get the Democratic nomination. Everything he's done since has been in revenge for them basically saying 'Hell, no'.
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MontanaMariner 1 month ago
Trump could tell the truth about everything but we can't trust a word he says.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 1 month ago
If he said it was raining, I’d look out the window to make sure.
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That diamond engagement rings are some ancient, timeless tradition. i was floored when i learned the whole concept was invented by a De Beers marketing team in the 1930s.
Lee Gilliland 1 month ago
Until then, you generally got your favorite gemstone or your birthstone. And diamonds are far from rare - de Beers again, holding them off the market for a price rise. An engagement ring from a pawnbroker costs essentially market and is several thousand dollars cheaper.
Lil be lil 1 month ago
They even started selling ''chocolate diamonds" which are brown industrial? diamonds. Did you not ever hear of the 4Cs? Cut Color Clarity and Carats. Lab grown 'diamonds' are popular now and you can get a flawless one without inclusions.
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Lil be lil 1 month ago (edited)
There's a fine line between advertising and propaganda. Repeating something over and over and over for instance.
Load More Replies...Propaganda has been messing with our heads for centuries. From ancient empires to modern media, the art of persuasion has always been about one thing: control. Not through force, but through storytelling that hits you right in the feels. Whether it's being used for war, politics, or convincing you to buy those overpriced sneakers, propaganda thrives on one universal human weakness: our desperate need to belong.
The word “propaganda” actually comes from the Latin “Congregatio de Propaganda Fide” or “Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.” It was coined by the Catholic Church back in 1622 to promote missionary work. At the time, it wasn't sinister at all. It literally just meant spreading ideas around. But over time? Yeah, it morphed into something way darker: persuasion with a hidden agenda lurking below.
#4
That Columbus was a neat guy who came over looking to see what was out there, and made friends with the natives. I remember learning this in kindergarten, we drew pictures of our favorite of his 3 ships. .
Michael Largey 1 month ago
All of the horrible things we hear about Columbus doing come straight from his own reports and diaries.
MontanaMariner 1 month ago
Didn't find gold so he brought back slaves. It doesn't change or justify history, but it is nice to see states honoring Indigenous Peoples Day instead of @sshole that didn't discover America Day. Montana celebrated it's first yesterday.
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Nova Rook 1 month ago
Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus — the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the earth. This Columbus Day, we honor his life with reverence and gratitude, and we pledge to reclaim his extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue from the left-wing arsonists who have sought to destroy his name and dishonor his memory. - Trump
SkippityBoppityBoo 1 month ago
It's hardly "discovering" something that's been there and existed, minding it's own business for millenia...
nottheactualphoto 1 month ago
If you find something you didn't know about before, then you did in fact discover it. Like when I discovered Fountains of Wayne.
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#5
That "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!" was how we'd save the planet. We need *real*, *hardcore* legislation that prioritizes the environment, not fluffy sayings and green-washing, smoke-blowing consumer/voter blaming.
Dan 1 month ago
Watching garbagemen empty the contents of separately binned trash into the same container was an eye opener.
Adam Jeff 1 month ago
Unfortunately, it was misunderstood from he start. It's supposed to be in order of importance: first Reduce (i.e. try to consume as little as possible), then Reuse (if you have to buy something, try to buy it secondhand), and only finally Recycle (if you have tried to reduce and reuse but still end up having to buy something single-use, then at least recycle it afterwards). Unfortunately most people saw the 3 as equivalent and decided we can consume as much as we like so long as we sort our plastic bottles.
#6
Personal carbon footprints were created by the oil industry to offload the burden of decarbonization from themselves to consumers.
Jaywalking was invented by the auto industry to create a stigma around walking as a mode of transit.
LizzieBoredom 1 month ago
I want to know what Jay did which caused an entire misdemeanor to be named after him.
Jesse 1 month ago
Germans will wait at a red light even though there's not a single car in sight.
Hugo 1 month ago
Yes, but a German policeman once fined me on the spot for cycling through a red light when there were no cars in sight.
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David 1 month ago
jaywalking predates the car and was illegal in many places before the car, that is a long discredited myth. A Jay meant an idiot, and someone crossing in the middle of a throughfare was called a Jay-Walker, bc they were viewed as idiots who would get run over by horses and carriages. The term later carried over to cars. It has nothing to do with the auto industry in any capacity
Lil be lil 1 month ago
It is a stigma even in my own neighborhood! I have to think twice before crossing even on a green light! Cars blow the red light with impunity because there is no through traffic on one side of street, don't consider the pedestrian! Also on a bike same thing I wait at residential corner and on green light I try to cross but you see the car that pulled up looks BEYOND me and cuts in front of me disregarding me completely as if I am Not there because I am not a car!!!!!
Propaganda works by skipping reason and appealing to emotion. And fear, pride, anger, and hope? Those are its greatest hits. During World War I, posters like “I Want You for U.S. Army” didn’t provide facts; they created urgency. In World War II, German propagandists turned emotional manipulation into a terrifying art form, basically weaponizing propaganda into mass belief control.
But why do people fall for it? Basically, we're wired to trust repetition, visuals, and social proof. When we see the same message again and again, especially from authority figures or people we respect, our brains start to accept it as truth. The painful fact is that familiarity breeds belief, not skepticism.
#7
The MSG myths.
Roadside_Prophet replied:
I love how many people swear to this day, even the tiniest amount of MSG in chinese food makes them sick, yet they can put down an entire bag of doritos in 1 sitting without batting an eye.
Just because your food doesn't advertise on the front of the package that it contains MSG doesn't mean it isn't a major ingredient.
They usually label it as monosodium glutamate (which is what MSG stands for), and people dont even realise they are eating it all the time. It's the secret ingredient that makes a lot of things extra delicious.
Limey 1 month ago
Sorry… I always have to do this. MSG gives me an awful migraine. Almost immediately. I know not because I see it in the label first and then imagine it, but because of the many, many times have eaten it unknowingly (sometimes more than once) and only after realizing the food gave me a horrible migraine and I checked and saw it as an ingredient. (Cup-a-soup, ranch dressing, chick fil et nuggets, most soups except progresso). Everyone isn’t allergic to seafood or nuts, but some people are. Just because MSG doesn’t affect everyone doesn’t mean it it’s a fake belief.
Mark Childers 1 month ago
Seasoned salt. I used to put it on my popcorn, and the only ingredient is monosodium glutamate. I remember being amazed at how many people fell for that. People only using 10% of their brains and blood is blue until it combines with oxygen were others.
Lil be lil 1 month ago
It's still sold as 'Accent' in grocery stores I love it, grew up on it Mom used it all the time!
#8
America was the best country on the planet good and true made and ran for the people.
Tamra 1 month ago (edited)
It was a nice idea and a good experiment for awhile. I once had hope that we could learn to do better, be better, but that hope is gone for me now.
Nikole 1 month ago (edited)
I feel you. For a bit it seemed like we were on the right track, and then... I'm so mad and sad. "Hope is the cruelest tortúre that keeps you from giving up on life."
Load More Replies... Chich the witch 1 month ago
It truly amazes me how easily corruptible the government is and how easily the constitution can be cast aside.
Peter Bear 1 month ago
"Growing up, we were taught that the Fire Nation was the greatest country in the world, and that the war was our way of sharing that greatness. What an amazing lie that was! The people of the world don't see our greatness; they hate us, and we deserve it."
April Pickett 1 month ago
Nope. It may seem so to you and a lot of other people in this country, but we're not. Especially now. We're an o.k. country for now, but rapidly losing ground to many others. Our people laws, education institutions, environmental issues, and government policies and politicians are problems that won't be addressed in the near future.
#9
I would say the propaganda about saturated fat and cholesterol.
I grew up thinking foods like margarin and sugary cereals were healthier than an egg.
JL 1 month ago
There have been so many 'eggs are good' and 'eggs are bad' studies over the years, I just tune them out now. If they were so great, we'd use them in everything. If they were so bad, they'd be outlawed. Eggs are like everything else - fine if consumed in moderation.
Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
Eggs are worse for some people than others. If your body likes to convert everything to bad cholesterol, you shouldn't eat more than the occasion egg, but they're fine for majority of people
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Zig Zag Wanderer 1 month ago
If you tasted margarine before they added colouring and flavouring, you'd vomit immediately.
Social media has turned propaganda into a global sport. Algorithms reward outrage, and repetition spreads faster than reflection. Modern propaganda doesn’t come from governments alone; it comes from influencers, corporations, and digital echo chambers. The line between advertising, activism, and straight-up manipulation has basically disappeared. We just casually call it "content" now and keep doomscrolling.
The scariest part? Propaganda often starts with good intentions. Governments used it during World War II to boost morale and encourage unity. Health organizations use it to promote vaccines or help folks quit smoking. The difference between helpful persuasion and dangerous manipulation boils down to one critical question: who's actually benefiting from what you believe?
#10
The food pyramid.
redsnowdog5c replied:
The original food pyramid was pretty much plant based. The meat and dairy lobby had their way with it
The Majestic Opossum 1 month ago
I'd say the Grain industry are the biggest culprits. 11 servings of grains and only 3-5 vegetables?!
Tyranamar Seuss 1 month ago
You get more than 5 servings of vegetables a day?
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"Hard work pays off". No, the reward is burnout and more work.
Chich the witch 1 month ago
"Work your fingers to the bone, what do you get? Bony fingers, bony fingers" line from an old song.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 1 month ago
Hard work pays off for….whom? Not usually the person who does it.
#12
"Al Gore wants to [end] your baby sister in your mommy's tummy" -my mom, circa 1996, pregnant with my strong, courageous and lovely little sister.
What a gross, misguided thing to say to a 4 year old. Just because the man was pro-choice.
It's one of my first memories, alongside a gnarly storm in the same house.
Michael Largey 1 month ago
No, ma'm, he wanted you to have a choice. But I can see why you shouldn't be trusted with many choices.
Vinnie 1 month ago
Hyperbole - no one wanted random women to have abortions. Before abortion was legal in Canada, one of my older relatives had to ask around. She had several kids to raise and was not healthy enough to continue the un planned pregnancy. She waited till her kids were adults before telling them. One of them felt that my relative had made the choice not for herself but for the sake of the children that she already had; no hard feelings at all.
Kim Karlotta 1 month ago
Not sure about other places, but in Germany the majority of people who get abortions already have children. So much for trying to paint them as selfish and heartless, when most do their best to care for the children they already have.
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Propaganda has toppled empires and built cults. During the Cold War, both sides weaponized film, art, and radio to win hearts. Even ancient Egyptian pharaohs carved propaganda into stone.
Psychologists say resisting propaganda takes cognitive effort. That’s why critical thinking is rare: it demands slowing down in a world that rewards quick reactions. And here's the ironic part: the more certain you feel about something, the more likely you're already under propaganda's influence. Confidence isn’t proof anymore; it’s conditioning.
#13
That my Halloween candy would have [substances] and razorblades in them.
Sue Mullen Andersen 1 month ago
Or that people will purposely hand out Gummy THC candy to your child. Seriously, those are really expensive to just give away...and no one likes your kids that much!
Lee Gilliland 1 month ago
That was encouraged strongly by the candy companies to make homemade treats unacceptable.
The Other Guest 1 month ago
My dad always checked our candy before we were allowed to eat any. It didn't take many Halloweens for us to figure out that the "suspicious" ones were always either Snickers or Almond Joy. I'm sure that had *nothing* to do with the fact that those were his favorite candy bars, LOL.
#14
News reporters. I once gave an interview to a journalist about a topic I was representing. The published article shared almost nothing in common with what I actually said. They wrote the article they wanted and picked a couple quotes from what I said to make it sound like I was saying what they wanted said. That’s when I realized nothing I read in the news was true.
Vylnce NA 1 month ago
If this was true, no one would have friends. There is no longer news, only opinion pieces sold as news. The easiest way to prove this is read any article about a subject you are an expert in (hobby or work). You'll immediately realize news is all garbage.
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UKDeek 1 month ago
Many years ago I was involved with a rescue, and my employer issued a press release and I was advised not to speak to the press directly. A "reputable" broadsheet newspaper printed a direct quote from me, even though I didn't speak to anyone from the press. My employer was less than impressed, and from that point onwards I was very wary about what I read in the press. Proof that the press will never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Joy 1 month ago
Easy to invent a quote from an "unnamed source" who can't be named due to "ethical guidelines". It's how the press gets away with it.
Lil be lil 1 month ago
"Unnamed source", right there Red Flag. A person who wishes to be anonymous may be acceptable in a very limited sense, such as some victims of crime.
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Na Schi 1 month ago
Exactly that has happened to me! I was a young adult, working at a comic/cosplay event ('cause I needed the money) and the reporter, of a highly credited German news-magazine, who interviewed me only took tidbits out of the interview. Making it look like I was a hardcore fan and stanning that event. I was even stupid enough to give my full name, so when googling me over the next years ne of the first information you would find about me was that I apparently was real big into cosplay. (No shame on the people who are, it's just that I'm not and that this reporter ripped everything out of context for his story!)
Zig Zag Wanderer 1 month ago (edited)
This is an absolute truth. Almost nothing in any media is fact-based. Social media has created whole new levels of absurdity, however.
Lil be lil 1 month ago
And police lie on police / traffic reports. Anything to support their agenda.
#15
As a native Texan I was taught that the Texas Revolution happened because of land rights. In reality it was largely because slavery was illegal in Mexico and Texas settlers wanted slaves. They don't really talk about that part in school.
Michael Largey 1 month ago
Mexico had abolished slavery, but gave its province of Texas an extra two years to get rid of its slaves. (This was because Mexico had originally encouraged American immigrants to Texas to bring their slaves with them.) Instead the Texas slaveholders spent those two years preparing for war, eventually establishing a white supremist regime which still governs the area.
David 1 month ago
you know 45% of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 60% of their army and 50% of the officers (and majority of the generals) were Tejano's, not White? The Tejanos had wanted independence from Mexico for years, but it took mexico threatening the whites slaves to bring them on board with the Tejano's cause for independence.
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Nils Skirnir 1 month ago
Texans first major act after statehood was to secede and it was the last state in which slavery was rooted out. It was the next to last state readmitted too.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 1 month ago
Of course they don’t talk about it in school. Current Republicans are snowflakes who get their little feelings hurt if somebody says, “Slavery is wrong.”
MontanaMariner 1 month ago (edited)
These really were the last willing to die for free labor. Good riddance.
Ultimately, propaganda isn’t just about "them"; it’s about us, too. It reveals what we want to believe, what we fear, and how easily truth can be shaped by repetition. Awareness doesn’t make us immune, but it helps. So, the next time a headline feels too satisfying, pause and consider. You might just be reading what someone wants you to think.
What do you think of the propaganda people fell for in this list? Upvote the ones you thought were the most “What the heck?!” and feel free to leave a comment if you can relate!
#16
That different zones of the tongue correspond to different sensations (sweet, sour, spicy, etc).
This was taught in middle school, and I tested it out myself with a candy Warhead during lunch. I felt like an idiot for believing it, even just for a few hours.
I have no idea who convinced every elementary school to teach this like it was a real thing (or why they did so). It flew in the face of common sense and could be easily disproved by anyone!
#17
That Hawaii became the 50th state of the U.S. voluntarily.
Anon replied:
That's not exactly true, though you have the right idea... Like almost every other state of the union, it became a state voluntarily, but before that it became a territory of the US through brutal bloodshed of native peoples.
About 93% of Hawaiians voted to become a state in 1959, but native Hawaiians only represented ~15% of the population at the time.
Michael Largey 1 month ago
President Grover Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because it was such a bloody land grab. His successor, William McKinley, had no such scruples.
Vinnie 1 month ago
You-know-who admires McKinley. As a Canadian: booooooooooo!!!
Load More Replies... Zig Zag Wanderer 1 month ago
So 15% of the population were native, and at least more than half (8%) voted for statehood?
#18
HR is there to support the employees.
oxsprinklesxo replied:
HR exists to protect the company from legal action from its employees. Under the false assumption they are protecting the employees from the company.
Michael Largey 1 month ago (edited)
Any department that proclaims in its title that humans are to regarded only as company resources is not on the side of the employees.
John Dilligaf 1 month ago
HR exists to protect the company from legal action. If that means taking the employee's side of the dispute then that's what they'll do. If it means taking the company's side, then they'll do that.
Suby 1 month ago
Exactly. HR can be on your side and really helpful in certain circumstances, mainly to protect the company from a lawsuit. Depending on the laws, this could include accommodations for illness/disabilities or protection if you are being bullied. But when in doubt, go through your union (if you have one) or a lawyer.
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As a child of the 80s, what the hell wasn't I told that wasn't propaganda? I mean certainly in school. The number of times you find out teachers oversimplified things or flat out lied because it was inconvenient was astounding.
Everything from America's founding forward was pretty much lies or dramatic coverage of the darker truths.
#20
*Go Ask Alice.* A book allegedly made of a diary of an anonymous girl who was [dependent on substances], published by her parents post-mortem. Except... that wasn't true. It is alleged it as a push to get teens to accept an anti-[substance] message from a more "peer" source instead of an adult. I mean, it worked on me as a kid LOL. I remember how it resonated with me. Now it is listed under fiction.
Michael Largey 1 month ago
I was 20 when the book came out. I never heard or read of anyone who didn't know it was fiction.
Vinnie 1 month ago
I was in my early teens, so my younger sister and I believed it was real. Looking back, I wonder how Alice and her friend managed to open a store and stock it so fast, then close it after a week.
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Nostalgia from when people could smoke at the movies... My brother and his best friend have taken me to a midnight screening of Reefer Madness. Onscreen, the warning starts with "The first reaction will be to laugh --" and I think that that means the reaction to the movie. Nope, the list goes on... ending in "permanent insanity". Folks are lighting up funny cigarettes, both onscreen and off... Good times.
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That watering your lawn is going to make a difference in water use. We are all made guilty to take short showers and use water sparingly when corporations use millions and millions of gallons of water without restriction.
Ms. Mack 1 month ago
"Because, multiplied a million, a billion times, even small actions will make for great change." Jane Goodall
Nils Skirnir 1 month ago
Except that one home, yard, or garden of the overwealthy, uses enough resources for 1000 homes. And they never save resources - Speaking to you Doprah
Load More Replies... FreeTheUnicorn 1 month ago
The point is is EVERYONE watered their lawn. It does make a huge difference. Your lawn, no. But all the lawns, yes. We should also put restrictions on industry, but don't pretend people planting inappropriate grass for their environment isn't doing all kinds of harm as well as wasting water. Ask the polinators.
WindySwede 1 month ago
A 100m2 lawn needs 1000 liter of water to hit the 10 mm mark of rain.
Load More Replies... The Majestic Opossum 1 month ago (edited)
Yes, AND... While these small steps, multiplied over thousands of households do in fact make a difference, they won't help if you still have corporations out there literally stealing rights to the water (cough *The Resnicks* cough) and putting entire states and countries in jeopardy. You need both legislation and responsible household habits.
#22
Carrots improve night vision
Gaius_Catulus replied:
This is one of my absolute favorite myths because of its origin. So many interesting pieces of counterintelligence work during that era.
Edit: well I went to read more details including the link of the parent comment, and it seems I have myself fallen for the myth that the carrot story was intended primarily for counterintelligence! Apparently it was intended more to get the public to eat more carrots, so it really was more propaganda. Of course they also couldn't really come right and and say they had aircraft interception radar, so they had to come up a plausible-sounding story anyway, but it's very unlikely to fooled many Germans, if at all.
Khavrinen 1 month ago
Speaking of propaganda, rabbits aren't actually all that fond of carrots. Bugs Bunny started out munching on a carrot as a reference to a famous scene from a Clark Gable movie ( It Happened One Night ), and it just got out of hand from there.
Load More Replies... Lil be lil 1 month ago
If you have macular degeneration carrots and lutein and Zeaxanthin will improve night vision. It will not improve someone with normal vision. You will not get Night Vision Goggles vision! Lemons were not propaganda either as vitamin C really did prevent rickets.
MontanaMariner 1 month ago
US military was in the early days of night vision. More nighttime bombings in WW2 became more effective. "How are ze Amerikans seeing at nightz?!" -Germans. Propaganda starts with carrot thing. Germans were fooled for a bit.
The Majestic Opossum 1 month ago
With how firmly Hitler believed in Eugenics, it doesn't surprise me one bit that they'd fall for it.
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The “got milk” and how it helps make stronger bones. Turned it out they just had a surplus of dairy milk and were looking for the best way to sell it off on customers.
Ms. Mack 1 month ago
I never liked drinking milk. I remember being made to sit at the kitchen table until I drank all my milk. Warm milk and tears, d**n you Dairy Council!!
Cattlepiddlers 1 month ago
My eldest son, now 28 never liked milked. He was weaned from me to a cup of water at 12 months, flatly refusing any milk type product, or a bottle. My Mother actually said to me "That's because you breast fed him too long"... Still doesn't like milk. Who says we have to like milk.
Load More Replies... Chich the witch 1 month ago
Gov't aid (dare I say welfare?) for those legions of left leaning farmers ;P
nottheactualphoto 1 month ago
Milk is an ingredient, not a beverage. I use it to make béchamels and the like, but I don't drink it.
#24
All rich people must be smart!
😐.
Michael Largey 1 month ago
I went to a rich kids high school (on a scholarship). There was a remarkably reliable inverse relationship.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 1 month ago
The erroneous assumption is that they did something remarkable to get rich. In a handful of cases, that might be true. Most of the time, it’s nepotism, luck, or flexible morals. (Or some combination thereof.)
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That "rights" exist. They are very easy to take away. We have privileges, at best. .
MontanaMariner 1 month ago
Yep, we're losing every one the current administration promised to protect.
Load More Replies... Peter Bear 1 month ago
Rights absolutely exist, but they themselves aren't absolute. They can be created, given, and taken away, because they are an idea. That doesn't mean ideas aren't real.
Chich the witch 1 month ago
Just like much of modern like, 'rights' are just agreed upon conventions between people. They do not exist in the real world. Try being parachuted into the middle of a desert or jungle and start yelling about your "right" to food and shelter etc. See how quickly the universe comes running.
#26
The War on [Substances]
In New York you would 15 to life on a non-violent first offense. No plea deals possible.
I grew up rural, assumed [substances] turned you into a [criminal]. City problems.
New York opened dozens of prisons in my area. Prison Guard is the most common job in my family.
If 85% go back to prison, it means it doesn’t work.
Nils Skirnir 1 month ago
Rural areas, towns, and small cities have higher d**g a***e rates than major cities. M**h, fentanyl, etc are rampant there.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 1 month ago
If I was stuck in a rural area, I would want be stòned all the time, too.
Load More Replies... Quinn 1 month ago
A crocodile doesn't become docile because it's in a cage. But at least it's in a cage.
Svenne O'Lotta 1 month ago
That's eugenics talk. You might wanna go fúck yourself.
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That paid closed source software is more secure than free open source software.
WindySwede 1 month ago
That was the old truth? But then they realised that was not so transparent?
#28
Police are always there to help.
TopSecretSpy replied:
Q: What do you call a cop that hasn't repeatedly perjured themselves, violated rights, and used excessive force without facing punishment?
A: Rookie.
Ellinor she/they/elle 1 month ago (edited)
When I lived in Montpellier (big city in South of France) I would always avoid the cops by safety. I'm half-black and there has been more and more cases of police violence on people like me so I'm not taking any risks.
Apatheist Account2 1 month ago
I've only ever found our British police helpful and professional.
Michael Largey 1 month ago
Because they're expected to do to their job without k*****g anyone and trained accordingly.
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MontanaMariner 1 month ago
Part of a cops job is to get you to incriminate yourself or others. Do not speak without a lawyer!!!
Scott Rackley 1 month ago
Cops are trained, actually trained, to lie to you to elicit evidence. Maybe it's just me, but I don't trust anyone trained to lie.
Lil be lil 1 month ago
Yes they're allowed to lie maybe even encouraged. But they absolutely should not lie on a police report just because they have a (previous) wrong idea in their heads planted there by a psychopath! (See other post above) My life destroyed completely.
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 1 month ago
There are plenty of good cops out there, it's just that the bad ones get all the publicity.
Michael Largey 1 month ago
And it's good that the bad ones get publicity, isn't it?
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#29
"breakfast is most important meal of the day" which turns out to be one of many successes of marketing propaganda.
Ellinor she/they/elle 1 month ago
Yeah but it's one of the only meals where it's socially acceptable to only eat sugary food so I'll take it. That and the goûter of course.
Michael Largey 1 month ago (edited)
The importance of breakfast is that if you regularly sleep right through it then your life is going the way it should.
Northern Breeze 1 month ago
It is for me... without a copious breakfast, I feel like a car running on empty
What do you think ?
Kelly Scott 1 month ago (edited)
People are still trying to sell me the b******t reason that CEOs are paid so much is because they're so smart and they do so much for their companies. Most CEOs couldn't even do the job their lowest paid employee does without screwing it up. Which means they really don't know jack about what their company actually does.
Mook The Mediocre 1 month ago
"*Go Ask Alice.* A book allegedly made of a diary of an anonymous girl who was [dependent on substances], " --- So now Panda is rewriting people's text? --- Changing " a****téd" to "[dependent on substances]"? --- Is Panda a Mormon offshoot, or just a Moron offshoot? I hate Panda Politics.
he_aint_heavy 1 month ago
"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" - a saying meant to shame you into working harder when the phrase is actually about a literally impossibility. Also - employees need to be in an office 9 hrs a day, preferably a cubicle farm with no privacy, in order to be productive. Yeah, that and "corporate culture" means you must commute and sit at a desk while attending virtual meetings.
Kelly Scott 1 month ago (edited)
People are still trying to sell me the b******t reason that CEOs are paid so much is because they're so smart and they do so much for their companies. Most CEOs couldn't even do the job their lowest paid employee does without screwing it up. Which means they really don't know jack about what their company actually does.
Mook The Mediocre 1 month ago
"*Go Ask Alice.* A book allegedly made of a diary of an anonymous girl who was [dependent on substances], " --- So now Panda is rewriting people's text? --- Changing " a****téd" to "[dependent on substances]"? --- Is Panda a Mormon offshoot, or just a Moron offshoot? I hate Panda Politics.
he_aint_heavy 1 month ago
"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" - a saying meant to shame you into working harder when the phrase is actually about a literally impossibility. Also - employees need to be in an office 9 hrs a day, preferably a cubicle farm with no privacy, in order to be productive. Yeah, that and "corporate culture" means you must commute and sit at a desk while attending virtual meetings.
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