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BainsBane

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6. It's unlikely you can persuade them

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 12:09 AM

Dec 2016

All you can do is point out facts and links to respected sources. the problem is a lot of people aren't interested in the truth. We live in a post-fact world where people believe whatever they want and reject anything that conflicts with it. Sadly, that tendency cuts across the political spectrum.

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How do we distinguish between "fake news" and honest mistakes? [View all] LAS14 Dec 2016 OP

republicans don't understand what fake news is Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #1

Yeah, but what do we say in response? This was on Google News. LAS14 Dec 2016 #2

tell Google that breitbart isn't news Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #3

You have to inform yourself BainsBane Dec 2016 #4

I don't need to understand. I do ... LAS14 Dec 2016 #5

It's unlikely you can persuade them BainsBane Dec 2016 #6