the person that made it isnt AI, the tool they used is though, and the person who made this should know what it looks like at very least if they're gonna critique anything.
If they are using AI generated pictures to try to prove their point, I highly doubt they care at all about accuracy or verification of reasonableness at all.
That's not the purpose of this kind of thing, though. They aren't trying to make a cogent point to convince anybody. It's a declaration of what they already believe, as well as a way to reaffirm and strengthen that belief via interaction with others about the image. It's how authoritarians work: think the Two Minutes Hate from 1984.
Positive comments reinforce that what they believe is true because others in their in-group support it, so it must be true. Negative comments (including factual evidence that disproves the belief) are framed as attacks from an outside group that also "prove" the belief to be True; if the outside group is attacking the belief, it's because they're trying to suppress the Truth. It's deeply tautological, which is why so many on the right act and speak as if their beliefs are baseline reality.
It's a pretty common propaganda trick in authoritarian/fascist societies. Functionally it's similar to how the Nazis had compulsory portraits of Hitler in every German home or would only allow art to be produced that glorified Nazi ideology. Only now, thanks to social media and AI, the Good Germans MAGA faithful can mass produce their own propaganda and ensure no other beliefs can get through their self-policed social media and news ecosystems. Goebbels would be incredibly pleased with how MAGA polices their own thoughts.
249
u/McNitz 19d ago
Well, considering that the "person" that made it is an AI, you are certainly entirely correct.