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Takket

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5. it is shocking to me how LITTLE this is talked about.............

Reply to triron (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2019, 11:01 AM

May 2019

everyone was upset about it at the time... but drumpf has turned life in this country into a never ending tornado of outrage.... where as soon as the you duck the piece of wood flying at your head, here comes the road sign you have to jump over.... the outrage and danger NEVER STOPS... and as such things like Cambridge become forgotten when we should be calling on our reps to pass legislation to break up facebook and pass data protection laws.... now that we know the results when we let the wolf run the henhouse.

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Please watch this. It may scare the hell out of you: "How Facebook broke democracy." [View all] triron May 2019 OP

K&R sharedvalues May 2019 #1

Amazing... Share, share, share zaj May 2019 #2

Kick dalton99a May 2019 #3

Brainwashing works! superpatriotman May 2019 #4

Radio, speeches and film worked for Hitler and Goebbels, Facebook... brush May 2019 #18

So long as Putin is happy.... triron May 2019 #20

it is shocking to me how LITTLE this is talked about............. Takket May 2019 #5

Mysterious as well. triron May 2019 #6

knr triron May 2019 #7

Kick hlthe2b May 2019 #8

The people who are brainwashed will never acknowledge it. How do you wash the brainwashed mind? Pepsidog May 2019 #9

Would you also esti mate the same for Americans? triron May 2019 #11

I think Americans have no idea who any of these people are. From what I read, Mercer is indeed a Pepsidog May 2019 #19

Intelligence does not always equate to a moral person TheRealNorth May 2019 #26

It's up to people to "join" FB, put their lives online. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #10

K&R Scurrilous May 2019 #12

And they're targeting US 2020 prez election cp May 2019 #13

Democracy is broken???? reACTIONary May 2019 #14

What about declining education levels in America, rise of super-mass communication... JustFiveMoreMinutes May 2019 #15

I don't believe there are ... reACTIONary May 2019 #22

I have proof in my college classroom every day. Coventina May 2019 #24

I looked into Maslow Hierarchy, RE Needs to Wants.... reACTIONary May 2019 #23

As far as Democracy goes - there has always been media of some sort bloom May 2019 #16

K&R Great post, thanks. alwaysinasnit May 2019 #17

knr triron May 2019 #21

Great video LibFarmer May 2019 #25