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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

so if someine starts spewing racist shit anf grts downvoted theyre actually right? incredibke logic

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

what racist shit are you bleating about dronie?

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

nope thats strawmanning fuck off

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

maybe learn what straw man means 😂

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you said downvotes makes someone rigjt, i said someone sayinf racist shit grtring downvoted disproves uour point and you called me racist. you strawmanned cause your argument is nonsense

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, I said the fact that people are downvoting is indication that a lot of people here believe nonsense because downvotes indicate disagreement. People downvoting racist shit would mean people disagree with racism, which is good and normal. Thanks, for once again illustrating your utter lack of capacity for critical thought.

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I said the fact that people are downvoting is indication that a lot of people here believe nonsense because downvotes indicate disagreement. People downvoting racist shit would mean people disagree with racism, which is good and normal.

by your logic people downvoting racism underscores the point, seethe harder.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

no it doesn't, and the fact that you don't get that is hilarious

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

'RACIST REMARKS a lot of people disagree with this'
people end up disagreeing with remarks
'holy shit theyre a genius'

you dont just get to make a shit point and then compensate with how 'people are sheeple so theyll disagree'

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

🤦

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

lmao seethe

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you keep on projecting there little buddy

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

not all criticism is a form of projection, all calls of projection are a form of deflection

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I love how you just can't help yourself

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago

make sense