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[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 176 points 1 month ago

I've been saying this for a while. The real malicious actors are right there in the open, telling you what they're doing. I think people gravitate toward the clearly fake conspiracies because it helps soothe their conscience - clearly their guy is Different, you don't even have to think about it, right?

[-] hopesdead@startrek.website 55 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If someone falsely accuses you of anything, assume they did that first. Investigate the accuser.

[-] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Like when someone farts in a conservative household, for all you conservative readers

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

It's wild how long the Republicans have been plainly stating what their goals are, and people keep looking for alternative, easier to accept explanations.

[-] darthelmet@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It’s still crazy to me how much of the bad shit the government has done has been declassified and publicly available and people still just kind of ignore it. Who needs censorship when people are just willing to overlook reality? Or even worse, just make up nonsense.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There's also a feeling of "knowing" more than other people. You don't know about how Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla invented a time traveling aircraft carrier? Have I got some research that you need to do on your own. But if you did know about it, then it's junk meant to distract you from what's really going on.

None of that "knowledge" derives from any level of credible sources, but it does bring a certain level of superiority over people on Facebook. If it's actually well documented and widely known, then that isn't something where I get to feel better than other people.

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