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Democratic Primaries

groundloop

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6. If they tell that lie enough times people accept it as fact, and we waste a ton of time debunking it

Reply to thegoose (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 05:58 PM

Mar 2020

That's the right wing playbook, start an outrageous lie then spread it far and wide. Unfortunately we can't just ignore it and expect it to go away, ask John Kerry how that worked out.

This seems to be a case of the right wingers inoculating against what's likely to come out about tRump, accuse your opponent of what you've done so the story doesn't carry as much weight.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Some kid on my Facebook friend list is constantly slamming Joe [View all] thegoose Mar 2020 OP

Facebook in general pisses me off. William769 Mar 2020 #1

You can mute him or report his posts as spam kimbutgar Mar 2020 #2

Don't have Rebl2 Mar 2020 #3

Yes, I can unfriend him thegoose Mar 2020 #5

Can't prove a negative. They count on that. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #4

If they tell that lie enough times people accept it as fact, and we waste a ton of time debunking it groundloop Mar 2020 #6

just IMHO we would be better not to post this kind of stuff. Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #7

Don't waste your time - unfriend him n/t left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #8

Agreed. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #9

Same here caraher Mar 2020 #10

But he doesn't want anybody! thegoose Mar 2020 #11

Some, even on DU, enjoy the back and forth left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #12

Lots of right wing and Russian trolls in Facebook Promisep Mar 2020 #13

This Bernie Bro "invaders" crap is all over the Facebook Elizabeth Warren for Prez Facebook group LVZ Mar 2020 #14

He's just another young Bernie Bro who can't be bothered to show up and vote for Bernie. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #15

Has the Tara Reade story gotten any traction here at all? Just skimming the subject lines of GDP Blue_Adept Mar 2020 #16

Here is one 2018 twitter post from Reade that leads to some skepticism LVZ Mar 2020 #17

I didn't ask for tweets. I asked if the story was getting any real traction Blue_Adept Mar 2020 #18

I saw that crap on Yahoo News yesterday Generic Brad Mar 2020 #19