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Rhiannon12866

(224,300 posts)
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 08:50 PM Dec 5

He Predicted Trump's Violence! How Online Trolls Won War For American Minds? w/ Jim Stewartson - Thom Hartmann



An alternative reality game developer recognized the tricks QANON trolls used to take over America - Jim Stewartson joins Thom Hartmann to explain how the crazy QANON conspiracy theories went mainstream. - Aired on 12/05/2024.
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He Predicted Trump's Violence! How Online Trolls Won War For American Minds? w/ Jim Stewartson - Thom Hartmann (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Dec 5 OP
They did not win any minds. None of those that voted for Mr. T had any in the first place. Wonder Why Dec 5 #1
I'll say this again.. This was about white supremacy. ananda Dec 5 #2
racism is certaimly a factoer rampartd Dec 6 #4
a psychological warfare operation against the american people rampartd Dec 6 #3

ananda

(30,933 posts)
2. I'll say this again.. This was about white supremacy.
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 11:31 PM
Dec 5

The crazy theories took hold bacause all the non whites
took the road of education, empathy, and rational
thinking.

rampartd

(869 posts)
4. racism is certaimly a factoer
Fri Dec 6, 2024, 07:10 AM
Dec 6

but many of those 4 chan "early adopters" were incels who blame women for their own inadequacy

and once the evangelists were on board with their "prosperity gospel" the operation became a dangerous cult of personality.

so hate of brown people, women, and the poor ......

rampartd

(869 posts)
3. a psychological warfare operation against the american people
Fri Dec 6, 2024, 07:01 AM
Dec 6

a really stupid one at that

but it appears to have been successful

how do we deprogram these people?

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