When propaganda shapes our worldview, it makes it easier to commit atrocities under false pretenses.
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Last week in a video addressed to the Russian people, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger talked about how his father was "broken" after fighting in Hitler's Nazi army. Listeners called in to talk about their family members who were lured into fighting wars, or committed wartime atrocities, because of lies their governments told them.
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