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Arigato_MrRoboto t1_iugc04e wrote

Shit man, welcome to the US way of things.

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SKYLINEBOY2002UK OP t1_iugcb12 wrote

Scary isn't it.

I mean I understand parts of their views. A small slice, eg losing trust in govt etc, so they look for other "sources'. But to deny true tragedies..

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truemeliorist t1_iughm9o wrote

> The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

George Orwell, 1984

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Pendu_uM t1_iugpn46 wrote

As someone who deals with people who are conspiracy theorists, that quote could be used by both sides

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littlemetal t1_iuh6fxr wrote

What can't?

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Pendu_uM t1_iuh7lut wrote

What can't what? Not sure what you're asking, but I'm disappointed people are down voting me. All I'm saying is conspiracy theorists usually has doubts of an epistemic nature to the point where they sometimes only rely on their sense data and other times rely on people they trust. So when this quote goes on to talk about sensory evidence, I realized that this quote for people who doubt the integrity and refuse to rely on institutions or research, in this instance, that quote can be used against you, since it would make sense for their side too.

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Klapkop t1_iujtssg wrote

They really love quoting 1984 without reading it so anything from that book will probably be used against you.

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Lucerin187 t1_iugmpdi wrote

I mean, when did the rest of the world lower their bar to meet our dumb standards. I had hope the US was just going to be an outlier, but more and more places are becoming just ad bad as us, if not worse.

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midwestraxx t1_iugxkjy wrote

The childish "nuh-uh" arguments are somehow gaining ground

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