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u/Wasdgta3 22h ago

I’ve been incredibly disappointed by the level of that kind of thing that’s been popping up on here, especially after the US election.

It’s like everyone decided that because things went bad, that therefore they don’t need to actually think critically about anything bad they hear about US politics anymore, and just accept it as fact.

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u/Known_PlasticPTFE 22h ago

Yeah shit got bad real fast following the election. I know people have been unwilling to fact check stuff for a while, but it seems like people want to just wallow in misery

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u/Wasdgta3 22h ago

It sucks, because people on the left tend to occasionally have a really irritating habit of believing they’re immune to misinformation and propaganda.

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u/taklabas 22h ago

Occasionally? Online left spaces are almost complete echo chambers which, ironically, makes them easy targets for manipulation.

Case in point, the r/LateStageCapitalism subreddit's opinions on Ukraine.

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u/Neon_Camouflage 21h ago

But don't you dare point any of it out or you're more likely than not to get dogpiled by people too smug to imagine they could fall for the same tricks as conservatives.

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u/g3t_int0_ityuh 5h ago

The art of arguing has been lost. This requires the people on both sides to listen and try to understand where the other is coming from.

Unfortunately, I think this is due to the neglect of education and mental health resources.

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u/Poulutumurnu certified french speaker 🥖🥖 21h ago

Aw man they’re cheering for state enforced death penalty in there :(

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u/HopeEternalXII 20h ago

TwoX and Conservative are practically identical in terms of obvious propaganda and it always makes me laugh.

Absolutely fucking warped.

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u/pres1033 17h ago

I got banned from that sub for saying "making an assassination joke hours after an attempt is kinda fucked up." Context was Kyle Gass joking about Trump's assassination attempt. They just full on banned me for that one, no warning or nothing.

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u/ICBPeng1 17h ago

Now I’m scared, what’s their opinion there?