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The twats happy when the guy says world record for heat
I really don’t know. My cousin is so deep into believing his nonsense. All of it. It’s insane. Maybe the way to is to talk about it like it is true and point out the absurdity in it? Like, “You are correct. Joe Biden, who doesn’t leave his basement, is the one controlling the worldwide global pandemic while he can’t keep his eyes open since he’s so sleepy. You’re right. I completely missed that. What was I thinking?”
I never heard about the pedophile thing until before the 2016 election, but the 4chan types (and tons of other sites just like it that do just as much but don't get the attention) have been pushing this racist, misinformation agenda since Obama got elected.
I remember a guy I knew telling me about how Obama made an executive order and started confiscating guns. This guy was 100% sure this was happening and had "proof". Birtherism was just the public face of it, there was a million other things behind the scenes. Back then, a traditional Republican still had some limits.
These groups were 18-25 years old during the 2008 financial collapse, and they needed someone to blame. So obviously they would blame Bush, right? Nope, they wanted to blame Obama and that's where it all started. These kids were angry because the economy literally left them stuck in Mom's basement (that's just not a figure of speech).
They hit the job market for the first time at the worst possible moment and needed someone to blame. This generation is basically the tail end of gen x and mostly the next one. These kids are now 10 years older and they are either Trumpers, or Bernie bros who still have this deep down hatred for the "Democrat establishment". These kids grew up being good at photoshop, and good at making up internet conspiracies. They know to include little bits of actual facts mixed in with a flood of misinformation. They "win" arguments one of two ways - getting toxic, or by simply spamming mountains of misinformation at you.
I remember a guy I knew telling me about how Obama made an executive order and started confiscating guns. This guy was 100% sure this was happening and had "proof". Birtherism was just the public face of it, there was a million other things behind the scenes. Back then, a traditional Republican still had some limits.
These groups were 18-25 years old during the 2008 financial collapse, and they needed someone to blame. So obviously they would blame Bush, right? Nope, they wanted to blame Obama and that's where it all started. These kids were angry because the economy literally left them stuck in Mom's basement (that's just not a figure of speech).
They hit the job market for the first time at the worst possible moment and needed someone to blame. This generation is basically the tail end of gen x and mostly the next one. These kids are now 10 years older and they are either Trumpers, or Bernie bros who still have this deep down hatred for the "Democrat establishment". These kids grew up being good at photoshop, and good at making up internet conspiracies. They know to include little bits of actual facts mixed in with a flood of misinformation. They "win" arguments one of two ways - getting toxic, or by simply spamming mountains of misinformation at you.
You CANNOT make up the stupidity.
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Russian jets identified in Trump campaign ad calling for support for the troops
A recent digital ad for President Trump’s reelection campaign calling for the public to “support our troops” reportedly used a stock image of Russian-made fighter jets and weapons, Politico reporte…
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You CANNOT make up the stupidity.
Russian jets identified in Trump campaign ad calling for support for the troops
A recent digital ad for President Trump’s reelection campaign calling for the public to “support our troops” reportedly used a stock image of Russian-made fighter jets and weapons, Politico reporte…
Could you imagine if Obama had done that?
I enjoy conspiracies from an entertaining view. I watch a lot of conspiracy shows and docs. No way in hell im actually going to believe that s***. My wife’s brother every time we visit tries to get us to watch these YouTube videos saying we need to get woke. After our last visit during the Hurricane now my wife’s starting to believe some of that s*** and got made last night saying I’m not going to tell her what to believe in. I kept saying do you have any proof or facts to back any of these wild conspiracies on pedo’s up?
I dunno. I think it's understood that human trafficking of different kinds is a problem that may be growing. Does this even need to be a 'Conspiracy' though? Do people understand the idea of mafias or organized crime or cartels that can be involved in all manner of crime?
I mean take the Opioid epidemic is that a conspiracy? Well, I could call it corruption or collussion or selfish unethical mofos just seeking quick profits. Calling such behaviors a conspiracy almost gives more credit than it deserves. Yeah they're smart of enough to gain access to power but they squander it on frivolous goals. Oh I'm already a multimillianaire but I need 2 more yachts or another private plane.
I mean take the Opioid epidemic is that a conspiracy? Well, I could call it corruption or collussion or selfish unethical mofos just seeking quick profits. Calling such behaviors a conspiracy almost gives more credit than it deserves. Yeah they're smart of enough to gain access to power but they squander it on frivolous goals. Oh I'm already a multimillianaire but I need 2 more yachts or another private plane.
There's a certain pull to conspiracy theories, especially in the age of the internet. We have all this raw information at our fingertips, wouldn't it be cool to put the puzzle pieces together and find something major that isn't widely known?
The problem is today that the internet is based on a clickbait economy, and people don't understand how technology works. Social media shows you what it thinks you want to see, not what you need to see. People who understand how it works can still use the technology well. I perfectly understand that my social media feed is an echo chamber of sorts. That's why I don't rely on it as my primary source of information.
I rely mostly on the Washington Post, AP, and Reuters. Guess what? Real news is boring for the most part. Once you take out the opinion and speculation out of the news, it gets pretty dull overall. Trump is the only thing keeping things interesting, in a bad way.
The problem is today that the internet is based on a clickbait economy, and people don't understand how technology works. Social media shows you what it thinks you want to see, not what you need to see. People who understand how it works can still use the technology well. I perfectly understand that my social media feed is an echo chamber of sorts. That's why I don't rely on it as my primary source of information.
I rely mostly on the Washington Post, AP, and Reuters. Guess what? Real news is boring for the most part. Once you take out the opinion and speculation out of the news, it gets pretty dull overall. Trump is the only thing keeping things interesting, in a bad way.
You CANNOT make up the stupidity.
Russian jets identified in Trump campaign ad calling for support for the troops
A recent digital ad for President Trump’s reelection campaign calling for the public to “support our troops” reportedly used a stock image of Russian-made fighter jets and weapons, Politico reporte…
We're at the point now that satire should describe Trump as a caring, thoughtful and intelligent person.
I don't agree with that. Right now there is so much going on, it's far from dull. The news of the glacier in Antartica just added to it. The wild fires, the storm season, private space advancement, etc. are all pretty interesting. Sure, in normal times news is boring. I wish we would get back to those times.
I was reading this story of how Rockstar left little bread crumb clues around Mount Chilead and some gamers just obsessed over them. Okay this building on the mountain turned out to just be a chair lift, but it also has this weird random map with symbols.
I think this sort of thing has been used as a marketing ploy such as leaving easter eggs in promotional websites for movies. I think the strange allure Q Anon has for people works in a similar way which seems crazy to me. From what little I gathered about Q, it seemed like info was dropped as enigmatic clues. If a person was really embedded in the 'Deep State' revealing info just be direct. How can these people come to love being teased?!
Remember I Love Bees?
Edit: Holy s***, QAnon is one giant ARG game people are taking seriously!!!!!!!
A lot of people really can't separate fiction from reality. 
My brother-in-law is very far in, but all of his blame goes towards the governor. He thinks there should have never been any lockdown, but also you shouldn't have to wear a mask. If you die, you die and if you're scared of getting sick you stay inside. A true humanitarian.
The sad thing is that the right wing misinformation machine is very, very good at what it does. Trump is a moron, but the people behind his misinformation machine are evil geniuses (Steven Miller maybe?). Nobody's quite sure where it comes from.
Blaming the governors on covid is evil genius. Trump does nothing on a federal level, saying he's leaving it up to the states, then blames the states for taking the only logical course they had. Trump tweets "open things up!!!" while the federal government is paralyzed by incompetence. You force the governors to tell people the bad news they need to hear but don't want to hear.
Blaming the governors on covid is evil genius. Trump does nothing on a federal level, saying he's leaving it up to the states, then blames the states for taking the only logical course they had. Trump tweets "open things up!!!" while the federal government is paralyzed by incompetence. You force the governors to tell people the bad news they need to hear but don't want to hear.
He has not answered one question he has been asked. He deflects and starts talking about something else. Con man Donny.
Apparently he was on live TV answering questions last night? My wife turned it on but I just can't. As I walked out of the room he was blaming Biden for the coronavirus. 
Seriously, if this fool doesn't lose handily this fall, I have to move. How far north into Canada can I go and still get decent internet?
Seriously, if this fool doesn't lose handily this fall, I have to move. How far north into Canada can I go and still get decent internet?
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