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erpowers

(9,350 posts)
Sun Mar 7, 2021, 01:54 PM Mar 2021

Get Ready for the Biggest Gaslighting Campaign in American History

A thing called blue Anon is trending on twitter. Blue Anon, on the surface, is supposed to be the Republican Party's answer to Qanon. Blue Anon is supposed to be a way to show that liberals also engage in conspiracy theory. However, Blue Anon also seems to be an attempt to rewrite the history of Donald Trump's four years in the White House. Trump supporters are claiming things that happened during the Trump Administration did not actually happen. There are tweets claiming things like kids being put in cages, Trump supporters storming the Capitol, Trump saying "There were fine people on both sides", and Louis DeJoy's attempt to make changes at the USPS that could affect the outcome of the election were all hoaxes. Some of the other tweets bring up things Trump claimed were hoaxes during his time in office.

Trump supporters may eventually try to use Blue Anon to claim that Qanon actually came from the left. I believe I saw at least one tweet that tried to claim Qanon was actually Blue Anon all along. Now that it has been proven that Donald Trump will not be returning to office during the next four years, Republican may try to claim that Qanon was always a left wing conspiracy theory. Republicans may try to claim Qanon was never an actual thing, but was just a figment of liberal imagination.

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Get Ready for the Biggest Gaslighting Campaign in American History (Original Post) erpowers Mar 2021 OP
oh. screw anon! (clueless anon). NewHendoLib Mar 2021 #1
Screw Anon Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #10
The longer people believe these lies Turbineguy Mar 2021 #2
After Biden's big success, I look for a huge negative campaign against him by the GOP. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #3
It's begun. The other side simply hates anything but enriching themselves. nt live love laugh Mar 2021 #5
Yes helping the people is a big no no. And a Dem being successful is horrible. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #6
I hope Dems aren't dumb enough to fall for this con FakeNoose Mar 2021 #4
Snub them Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #11
Gotta stamp this thing out while it's still a weakly smoldering ember Blue Owl Mar 2021 #7
republicans have been practicing propaganda and brainwashing for years. demigoddess Mar 2021 #8
Exactly. SharonClark Mar 2021 #9

Turbineguy

(37,324 posts)
2. The longer people believe these lies
Sun Mar 7, 2021, 01:57 PM
Mar 2021

the longer and greater the harm to themselves and their loved ones.

Irish_Dem

(47,030 posts)
6. Yes helping the people is a big no no. And a Dem being successful is horrible.
Sun Mar 7, 2021, 02:09 PM
Mar 2021

And not giving money to the rich, yes.

Biden is going to have to pay with a bunch of negative BS.
He can handle it however.

FakeNoose

(32,637 posts)
4. I hope Dems aren't dumb enough to fall for this con
Sun Mar 7, 2021, 02:06 PM
Mar 2021

I would like to think we're smarter ... and most of us are capable critical thinkers (hopefully).

Let's try not to give this any more oxygen than it deserves. We gave way too much spotlight to Chump when he was in office, but all that is over now. Let's be crafty and get our own shit done for a change. Stop worrying about the Repukes ... there are lots of reasons why they lost and we won.

Claire Oh Nette

(2,636 posts)
11. Snub them
Sun Mar 7, 2021, 05:03 PM
Mar 2021

Take the European leaders approach to Ivanka: ignore her because she has nothing of value to say.

Jen Tsaki is owning them every time their reporters try gotcha. Biden isn't taking political advice from one zip code.

Blue Owl

(50,356 posts)
7. Gotta stamp this thing out while it's still a weakly smoldering ember
Sun Mar 7, 2021, 02:15 PM
Mar 2021

Sounds like something "the liberal media" would really glom onto...

demigoddess

(6,640 posts)
8. republicans have been practicing propaganda and brainwashing for years.
Sun Mar 7, 2021, 03:32 PM
Mar 2021

they will not stop now that they know how well it works online.

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