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		Armbrs on June 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against I... Swap the names of the countries, and think about how it would have been reported if Iran had done the exact same thing to Israel/US.

chii on June 4, 2012 [–]

"think about how it would have been reported"

so how something is reported changes its reality how? I think the spin media put on the facts creates the fear, not the facts itself. Breaking equipment is certainly not going to cause what the media might've spun it into (which is OMG nuclear meltdown OMG).

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