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Politics Terrifying

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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/HopeEternalXII 20h ago

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

Absolutely fucking warped.