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I really try not to think all Trump supporters aren't mean spirited, angry morons, but they prove it true every day.
I really try not to think all Trump supporters aren't mean spirited, angry morons, but they prove it true every day.
He reads you threads?One more moron who reads the same garbage that a lot of posters here read. There's real harm in immersing yourselves in complete bullshit, people. .
Keep proving the point, moronHe reads you threads?
Pot, kettle, black etc.Keep proving the point, moron
conspiracy theory.Trivial crap = crimes perpetrated by people who read the same Russian lies you do. Got it.
no you dont. and your posts are all mean-spirited.I really try not to think all Trump supporters aren't mean spirited, angry morons, but they prove it true every day.
Right to the victim mode.no you dont. and your posts are all mean-spirited.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/skbaer/qan...dam?bftwnews&utm_term=.bsAgl3JwKB#.dlo8Eyg6Xx
One more moron who reads the same garbage that a lot of posters here read. There's real harm in immersing yourselves in complete bullshit, people. It's time to bring back critical thinking and stop this descent into willful ignorance.
I hate that fake journalists think you can just call something a conspiracy theory, and not have to debunk it.
I doubt this CT has any real teeth, but that doesn't mean the media doesn't have a responsibility to present the actual facts, and not just dismiss things with the wave of a hand.
Agreed.
Where do you feel the media fell short? Are you talking about the OIG report or a larger conspiracy?
I hate that fake journalists think you can just call something a conspiracy theory, and not have to debunk it.
I doubt this CT has any real teeth, but that doesn't mean the media doesn't have a responsibility to present the actual facts, and not just dismiss things with the wave of a hand.
nope, although i was certain this would be your response.Right to the victim mode.
They're in a tight spot. Conspiracies stay conspiracies because they are vague by nature, with some elements being impossible to debunk.
Right off the bat, if the media tries to break certain theories down and debunk them, they're accused of being in on it. Best not to give most of them the time of day. People are gonna believe what they want.
I mean the specifics. What is Qanon saying?
Is their any evidence to support or debunk his theories?
I would accept presenting his ideas, calling them a CT, and saying we could not find evidence in support or against his ideas, if that is all they can do.
I mean the optics of saying their is a conspiracy theory, and not explaining what it is, gives that conspiracy theory credence to many.
But this feeds into the conspiracies more then anything.
https://www.reddit.com/r/greatawakening/
Warning: these people are fucking crazy.
Not really. Basically, "QAnon" posts cryptic messages and his followers trip all over themselves connecting them to real world results. When his actual predictions bomb horribly, his cult is happy to explain it away as things not meant to be understood. When his followers begin to question why the predictions don't materialize, they're told it's all part of his plan.
That's difficult to do with QAnon's bullshit, for reasons I mention above. The media is great at debunking more well-defined conpsiracies; the hard part is getting the conspiratards to accept the evidence.
I was reading a article saying 90% of memes come from Reddit, and 4Chan.
Been a long time since I went to 4chan........
Wow.
It's like Stromfront, the OT, and WR had a mutant baby.
I don't really know who Qanon is. Doesn't really sound like he is to the level of a Corbett, or Dore.
Yeah, but wouldn't a detailed effort to debunk certain conspiracies feed them as well? Possibly even more so?
I think in the past, the media could be trusted enough to take on these conspiracies head on, and people would be inclined to trust them, but now? Psssh, they've all lost the trust of the people, so any effort made to tackle these conspiracies would be immediately met with skepticism.