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[–] half_giraffe@hexbear.net 114 points 3 months ago (4 children)

The followup:

"Sure I made it up, but isn't it scary that the dumbest people on planet earth believed it???"

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 78 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] LaBellaLotta@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago

It’s wild how often the right uses this argument when their incredible gullibility leaves them looking moronic. Like, no, it doesn’t mean anything about society. It means you specifically are dumb and naive and vastly overestimating your own intelligence.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 74 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Boomers: Don't believe everything you read online, kiddo grillman

Also Boomers: Hot conservative lady said Satan is going to ascended from the earth and eat a baby live on air tonight at 6 PM! frothingfash

[–] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 38 points 3 months ago

Laura Loomer? Hot?

🐸 "Sorry! Not beautiful!" 🐸

I need a crying frog to properly represent this feeling

[–] miz@hexbear.net 51 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

yea I'm double posting this in the thread, but look at how well this lines up:

  • Being told that the Bad Thing they were purportedly upset about wasn’t real only made them more upset. Proof that the 23rd largest corporation in America was not in league with the Devil made them defensive and very, very angry.

from https://redsails.org/false-witnesses/

[–] christian@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing, I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading but this is a great essay.

there’s no such thing as ghosts or vampires or Satanic detergent executives

These are such wise words.

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"It's very telling that people believe things I say."

[–] Darth_Reagan@hexbear.net 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, its telling that your followers have rocks for brains