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andym

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5. Conservatives know how to manipulate the media into popularizing their propaganda

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 07:33 PM

Oct 2023

using the media's unwritten rule to provide balanced coverage. But when one side wants to create false crises and gaslight Americans with faux attacks about imagined bogeymen, the tendency for "fairness" by the media is actually unfair to American citizens and the US itself. That's because such attacks are nearly impossible to defend-- along the lines of "When did you stop beating your wife?"

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Will the Media Fall For It Again? Conservative Activist Shares Playbook to Tie Hamas to Democrats [View all] Nevilledog Oct 2023 OP

Except BLM, nor any left leaning organizations tried to overthrow our government on 1/6/21 kimbutgar Oct 2023 #1

Doesn't matter, because their aim is too manipulate the media maxrandb Oct 2023 #10

RightWing extremists in US align with Hamas. blm Oct 2023 #11

LOL Whut ?? Talk about an overreach and it's just laughable. GuppyGal Oct 2023 #2

You say "fall for it" like they're not in on it. Iggo Oct 2023 #3

This! senseandsensibility Oct 2023 #4

Yup, push the lever and out comes a treat gratuitous Oct 2023 #16

Conservatives know how to manipulate the media into popularizing their propaganda andym Oct 2023 #5

✔️✔️✔️ blm Oct 2023 #8

How does this smug smegmaface hateful dildosucker face himself in the mirror? Shameful. CurtEastPoint Oct 2023 #6

Let's have a look at his mug: UTUSN Oct 2023 #9

and tiny vulgarian Trumplike fingers. CurtEastPoint Oct 2023 #12

RW BoogalooBois and other White Nationalist groups aligned with Hamas blm Oct 2023 #7

Here's an idea for BLM and DSA chapters, don't give this asshole so much material. tritsofme Oct 2023 #13

Yeah those organizations haven't been very helpful to our cause. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #17

So let's tie all traitor thugs ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #14

More important inthewind21 Oct 2023 #15