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emmaverybo

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20. They need and want to believe outrageous lies about Dems. When people need to believe

Reply to SlogginThroughIt (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 11:41 PM

Oct 2019

conspiracy theories, reiterating the truth has no effect. We can counter lies in the hope that reasonable people will not buy in to propaganda. Hopeless when people need lies to support their hatred, their illusions of superiority, or justify groundless fears.

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This is the crazy shit I deal with on my message board [View all] SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 OP

Yeah i run into the same stuff on another board. Russian hoax is today's talking point dem4decades Oct 2019 #1

I would kill off that message section, as it causes resentment that would filter to other sections. TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #2

I have run it for 5 years I'm about to divest myself from it SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 #3

Before you divest, just close that section down to watch them cry and whine first. 😃 TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #4

I frequent a couple of sports forums with "general discussion" sections True Dough Oct 2019 #5

Yep that sounds about right SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 #7

Just Unbelievable Oct 2019 #6

This same guy still believes the pizza stuff SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 #8

They need and want to believe outrageous lies about Dems. When people need to believe emmaverybo Oct 2019 #20

These "mindsets" are incurable. BSdetect Oct 2019 #9

I actually a concerned that he might be dangerous SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 #10

Parroting right-wing social media. TwilightZone Oct 2019 #11

Right? I hesitated SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 #12

For a moment I thought this was going to be about the Packers (Viking rival) milestogo Oct 2019 #13

Nuke that section oswaldactedalone Oct 2019 #14

yeah I am of the same mind SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 #16

Is this a bot or a real person? FakeNoose Oct 2019 #15

a real person SlogginThroughIt Oct 2019 #17

he doesn't even know what his own party is doing...... Takket Oct 2019 #18

Maybe you should ask them moondust Oct 2019 #19

That CNN expose crap is a James O'Keefe claim. nolabear Oct 2019 #21

My response would be dismissive: "Cool story, bro."L salin Oct 2019 #22

+10000 Celerity Oct 2019 #24

I was an admin on a college sports board for awhile. What a waste of time that was. ooky Oct 2019 #23