The reason is, when you believe you know your enemy you become complacent.
When you finally realize that they are capable of things beyond your wildest dreams, things that you purposely chose to ignore due to your willful ignorance, it is too late to react.
Why did the United States fly U2’s and SR-71’s over the Soviet Union? We all knew they were Evil, but we always did what we could to keep tabs on them.
“The reason is, when you believe you know your enemy you become complacent.”
You are just restating the “know your enemy” argument, which I am not refuting.
I agree, we should know our enemies - but there is no lack of knowledge of the Leftist point of view. On the contrary, it is all around us, impossible to avoid, broadcast on all but a few news networks, taught by all but a few professors, preached by all but a few celebrity athletes, actors and musicians, and echoed in all but a few social media echo chambers.
My point is that the enemy’s fake news is everywhere, all around us - why must FR also be deluged with fake news?
You say it is so we can know the enemy - I call BS - I think conservatives are prone to an unhealthy fascination with the fake news.
It’s something akin to commuters rubbernecking to see an accident on the other side of the freeway - what is it they want to see? Are they seeking practical or strategic knowledge that will help them with their commute or other aspects of their life, or is it simply a fascination with tragedy?
Why is it people have a hard time looking away from cable news reporting of natural disasters, terrorist attacks or school shootings? Epileptic fits, dismembered limbs, animals on Wild Kingdom tearing each other apart, etc.? It is a known fact that human beings have a voyueristic attraction to watching things they would never participate in or approve of - conservatives are not immune to this.
Most of the fake news garbage posted on FR has no intellectual or strategic value at all - people here obsess over it for sport.