For most of my life I've known that politicians and the media were opportunistic liars that shouldn't be trusted with a tube of toothpaste on a plane but the propaganda machine led me to believe that it was mostly coming from the Right (Fox news et al).
Trump really woke me up, not because of anything he did, but because of all the blatant lies the Leftist media was disseminating about him. This was quickly followed by Lindsay Shapard, James Damore, and the Covington Kid which blew their credibility out of the water. By the time they tried to push Jussie Smolett or the "fiery but peaceful" riots, I was in disbelief that anyone would even entertain their bullshit.
JBP was important too, not for any one issue, but because watching him encouraged me to a) question my assumptions and b) speak up when confronted with lies.
I don't know what a specific intro thread would be, but I'd look for something pointing out the hypocracy on the Left regarding their integrity and then go on to educate about the reality of Communism, something we get zero education on in the West (thanks again JBP). After that, take a good critical look at all the self-proclaimed Marxists pushing CRT and BLM; by that point people are either asking hard questions or they are hopeless.
For most of my life I've known that politicians and the media were opportunistic liars that shouldn't be trusted with a tube of toothpaste on a plane but the propaganda machine led me to believe that it was mostly coming from the Right (Fox news et al).
Trump really woke me up, not because of anything he did, but because of all the blatant lies the Leftist media was disseminating about him. This was quickly followed by Lindsay Shapard, James Damore, and the Covington Kid which blew their credibility out of the water. By the time they tried to push Jussie Smolett or the "fiery but peaceful" riots, I was in disbelief that anyone would even entertain their bullshit.
JBP was important too, not for any one issue, but because watching him encouraged me to a) question my assumptions and b) speak up when confronted with lies.
I don't know what a specific intro thread would be, but I'd look for something pointing out the hypocracy on the Left regarding their integrity and then go on to educate about the reality of Communism, something we get zero education on in the West (thanks again JBP). After that, take a good critical look at all the self-proclaimed Marxists pushing CRT and BLM; by that point people are either asking hard questions or they are hopeless.