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21. A lot of people ignore it or don't even see it in the first place any yet

Reply to BootinUp (Reply #19)

Wed Aug 13, 2025, 01:15 AM

Aug 2025

They'll spend endless hours defending Hillary setting up a private server instead of attacking republicans for abusing congressional investigating powers to smear a private citizen just because she's a political contender, or questioning why the media is telling us this is a major issue when the previous entire administration ran on a private server too?

The problem is, they were allowed to determine what topics we discuss, and with what frames and phrases. Their agenda permeated the entire political discourse. They dominated discussion even if you never heard of rush limbaugh or fox news or any of it.

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