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friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
8. The OP is merely a proclamation of faith, and an example of confirmation bias
Fri Nov 29, 2019, 10:18 PM
Nov 2019

The only evidence of pressure on Nikon I could find was a few online articles from 2013, then nothing.

There may actually be more recent evidence to be had- but if so, it seems our interlocutor couldn't be
arsed to, y'know, produce any to back up his claim.

But hey, it got a few marks to buy in so it's all good.

That's the thing about True Believers- if it sounds true to them, it *must* be true-
even if it is patently ludicrous to the non-brainwashed.

It's common all over the political spectrum-another recent (and hilarious) example:






Team Trump
?Verified account @TeamTrump

Team Trump Retweeted The Washington Post

Washington Post claims - without evidence - that @realDonaldTrump shared a “doctored” photo.

Team Trump added,
The Washington Post
Verified account @washingtonpost
Trump tweets doctored photo of his head on Sylvester Stallone’s body, unclear why https://wapo.st/2OnTxzp
9:52 AM - 27 Nov 2019

...
Kevin M. Kruse
?Verified account @KevinMKruse
Nov 28
Replying to @TeamTrump @realDonaldTrump

So you’re claiming that Trump actually has Sylvester Stone’s body from Rocky III?

Did they attach his head at Walter Reed?



Pé Resists
? @4everNeverTrump
Nov 27
Replying to @TeamTrump @realDonaldTrump

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell


The Pythia
👁️ ??????ά???
? @TiredDonkey
Nov 28
Replying to @TeamTrump @realDonaldTrump

The photo of Stallone was flipped horizontally, Stallone's head was cropped off and replaced with Trump's head, then the background was replaced. If you had any experience with photo retouch you would see the edits



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