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the world’s slackening grip on reality

Journal by c0lo

(in the loving memory of Runaway1956, who succumbed after a long battle to gatewaypundits. May his brain rest in peace, squeaky clean and smoothed over)

because "Doing your own research" is far easier nowadays than building the habit of thinking critically.
Add COVID-anxiety, a chaotic narcissistic Orange clown and compound with the lack of survival problems to solve for the everyday life in a westernized society and (where appropriate) a good dose of American exceptionalism.

 

Reply to: Re:What me worry

    (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday November 12 2020, @01:31AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 12 2020, @01:31AM (#1076408)
    Let's review before you continue. The following are facts:
    • The organization, Hope Not Hate just published a paper claiming that it's areas of interest, QAnon hate speech on the internet, is worse than expected.
    • The paper is based on a poll (actually two) claimed to be conducted by an unnamed "online panel provider" on behalf of Hope Not Hate.
    • Hope Not Hate is funded by people concerned about hate speech and such on the internet. Their interest would be in fighting/curbing actual hate speech rather than imaginary hate speech.
    • Thus, this poll is a conflict of interest between Hope Not Hate's interests, and those of the people who are reading the paper and possibly donating to the organization.
    • Nobody else is claiming such large numbers of people believing QAnon precepts. Thus, extraordinary claims.
    • The paper in question conflate without basis that a variety of beliefs are QAnon-originated such as the belief "there is a single group of people who secretly control events and rule the world together".

    There you go. Facts not rank speculation. Perhaps you have better things to do than a 1984-style pathologizing of rational discussion?

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