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I was disappointed in the lack of critical thinking skills in those threads. I thought Lemmy users were smarter than that. Hopefully we can put all these conspiracies to bed.
I don't think the conspiracies are going to go away. I remember when Trump got shot that there were threads with quite a few people convinced it was all staged to get him sympathy votes. I still occasionally see it brought up all this time later.
There's a sizable number of people intentionally looking the other way because they think they can fight fire with fire, utilizing the same conspiracy theory thinking that the Right routinely gets away to shape public discourse.
I have to say, the thought crossed my mind. But Dems could never pull it off.
I would hope that's because we won't stand for it. All I could think reading one of the previous threads on this letter was "these people are just as dumb as MAGAs but in the other direction".
It's no different than playing by the rules (or lack thereof) of the game like Bannon or Stone play in their strategizing with Trump: Perception is Reality. Ends Justify Means.
Maybe not along this issue, but yes Democrats must realize just how poorly educated and gullible the electorate is and start catering their message accordingly. In spite of moral reservations, fear & anger are powerful motivators.
Yes, Dems couldn't pull it off because the coalition consists of a large number of ethically-bound and higher educated individuals who aren't willing to play dirty as a means to an end... Even when that end is far superior than what the opposition seeks.
People are idiots everywhere.
Everybody is an idiot sometimes.
Even you.
Not me tho. Thankfully I'm flawless and don't have to deal with the same nonsense of ever being wrong.
All I see is the poster on Fox Mulder's wall that said "I want to believe."
There is always a foreign backed clown trying to challenge every presidential election. Some will always fall for that garbage. Not enough to... You know try to hang the vice president or anything. The left just isn't that gullible.
Ha, imagine how incredibly easy it is to be a Republican politician.