I have a few vehement friends/relatives who are Facebook and instagram sharing some stuff that makes me think they’re
Posted by
landbeck (aka landbeck)
Aug 11 '20, 15:21
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listening to some awful, hateful, QAnon sources.
Accusations of secret/powerful pedophile rings.
Economic theories from Milton Friedman.
Lots of the deep state paranoia stuff.
Schools are actually communist or socialist mechanisms.
How vigorous should I confront them about believing the bad guys? Is an argument I should risk having?
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Schools being communist has been around a lot longer than QAnon. -- nm
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Strongbad
Aug 11, 16:34
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fight hard for at least a little bit. this is a path that can, but not always, lead to violent behavior. it's dangerous. -- nm
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colin
Aug 11, 16:33
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Qanon chose pedophiles as their entry point because who doesn’t hate those guys. And then it is downhill from there. -- nm
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Qale
Aug 11, 16:23
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"Signal boosting." As mud suggests, you're unlikely to change anyone's mind anyway -- (link*)
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con_carne
Aug 11, 15:59
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they're lost. Avoid them, focus on those you love who you can communicate with. -- nm
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mud
Aug 11, 15:42
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What economic theories from Milton Friedman are they sharing? -- nm
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Roger More
Aug 11, 15:38
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I gave up fighting the idiots. In fact, I blocked them. I don't have the strength or enough faith in mankind for engaging anymore. (NM) -- nm
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Marlowe
Aug 11, 15:31
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