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We’ve been trying, we’ve been trying for literally decades now.
And how do we know where things would be now if we hadn't?
(heck they're pretty screwed as it is... can you imagine?)
We’ve been trying, we’ve been trying for literally decades now.
And how do we know where things would be now if we hadn't?
(heck they're pretty screwed as it is... can you imagine?)
The difference between now and then is that hopefully by now we understand how and why misinformation/conspiracies spreads and what does and doesn’t work to combat them.
I'm not sure what we do to heal the damage caused by whats already been done though that's the real problem and this was the actual goal of our enemies all along.... to have Americans at each others throats.
There are several goals and I’m sure that’s one of them.
The difference between now and then is that hopefully by now we understand how and why misinformation/conspiracies spreads and what does and doesn’t work to combat them.
Yes, but it seems that understanding the how and why doesn't matter all that much because the GQP is still quite powerful, exploiting these tactics out in the open.
Ignoring it for the last 20+ years has only made them stronger. What now?
We haven’t been ignoring them, we’ve given them platforms to spew their bs and then legitimate media helped by giving them even more coverage.
Just as an example of what I’m talking, think back to the run up of the 2016 election. Do you think trump would have gained any steam or the same level of notoriety if the media hadn’t covered him like the fringe candidate he was? They gave him a platform non stop, and he drowned everything else out. Considering his margin of victory, I highly doubt he would have won in 2016 and that would have resulted in that many less people buying into his bs.
But yet so many here don’t have the resident trolls here on ignore > _ <Bingo. People making fun of conspiracy nutters and morons like flat Earthers actually helped spread their bullshit. By addressing it, it both gives it the air of legitimacy to people that do not understand (and are easily swayed into at minimum believing that its something potentially plausibly real), and also creates extra noise that people must sort through, which helps cause fatigue and also makes people start to tune out entirely.
Bingo. People making fun of conspiracy nutters and morons like flat Earthers actually helped spread their bullshit. By addressing it, it both gives it the air of legitimacy to people that do not understand (and are easily swayed into at minimum believing that its something potentially plausibly real), and also creates extra noise that people must sort through, which helps cause fatigue and also makes people start to tune out entirely.
Be sure to let us know how that system works out for you.
But yet so many here don’t have the resident trolls here on ignore > _ <
Be sure to let us know how that system works out for you.
There are any number of things I ignore because the belief in them is pointless. Chemtrails, go ahead and think that it's the government spreading mind control drugs. We already did venom in the water, so I'll skip it. Flat earth? Jump on that band wagon and have a good time, it won't pay your rent.Can't be any worse then blind acceptance!
Silence when you read/hear something you KNOW is BS being extolled = complicity.
There are any number of things I ignore because the belief in them is pointless. Chemtrails, go ahead and think that it's the government spreading mind control drugs. We already did venom in the water, so I'll skip it. Flat earth? Jump on that band wagon and have a good time, it won't pay your rent.
Most of the conspiracy theory's are just peoples way of dealing with being ineffectual or failing. Assigning blame for all the evils that befall us on some group of super villain's absolves them of guilt or any sort of introspection.
I learned long ago that I can't force anyone to change their beliefs, so I quit beating my head on that particular rock.
I'm real, unless we really are living in a computer simulation. If that turns out to be the case the guy that codded me had a demented sense of humor.In extreme cases where it's obvious nonsense to anyone with sufficient blood-flow above the neck area (like the above) I agree.
(plus at least I'm fairly sure you're a real person/poster with real opinions even though I don't always agree with them!)
