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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"I'm just asking the question"
Very divisive and misleading questions...

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"I'm just asking the question" (Original Post)
True Dough
Nov 2021
OP
Yelling "IS THERE A FIRE" in a crowded theater, probably isn't breaking the law
70sEraVet
Nov 2021
#8
The guy that confronted him in Montana a few weeks back missed a golden opportunity
A HERETIC I AM
Nov 2021
#10
MustLoveBeagles
(15,159 posts)1. K&R
Shermann
(9,017 posts)2. It's just the fallacy of many questions
One of Carlson's manure spreading tools
aggiesal
(10,638 posts)3. Is Tucker Carlson a human? Just asking the question ...
I believe he's one of those robots from The Stepford Wives,
or the Dummy to a ventriloquist, we can't see under his desk.
Paladin
(32,354 posts)4. Fuck you dead, Tucker. Unquestionably. (nt)
Brainfodder
(7,781 posts)5. Will anyone miss this lying sack? Just a question!
Escurumbele
(4,045 posts)6. Is tucker carlson an asshole? I'm just asking the question.
OK, I will answer my own question...YES he is.
Silent3
(15,909 posts)7. JAQ-ing off
It's a tried and true method of spreading disinfo and conspiracy theories. A lot of people (even on the left) are quite capable of playing this game, convincing themselves they are "Just Asking Questions", and denying their own prejudices and agendas and irrational beliefs are the real motivation.
Of course Tucker Carlson and his ilk know exactly the dishonest game they're playing.
70sEraVet
(5,349 posts)8. Yelling "IS THERE A FIRE" in a crowded theater, probably isn't breaking the law
But it should at least result in removing him from a television network.
Wounded Bear
(63,975 posts)9. And the classic: Do you still beat your wife?
A HERETIC I AM
(24,871 posts)10. The guy that confronted him in Montana a few weeks back missed a golden opportunity
He had the chance and could have done the world a huge favor
