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Xolodno

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22. Disagree.

Reply to triron (Reply #15)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 11:20 PM

Sep 2017

A number on DU have voiced skepticism, not discredit. And I can't blame them, people have been burned before on "news" here. Furthermore, skepticism is a tool used to combat fake news. Following blindly of what you think is a trusted source is a Republican trait.

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