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TexasTowelie

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Fri Nov 27, 2020, 08:34 AM Nov 2020

Parler is filled with coffee shop talk for Nazis

by Josh Edwards, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel


I spent almost a week wading though the hate, lies and propaganda on the social networking site Parler in the aftermath of the 2020 election.

Why would I subject myself to this? you might be asking. Am I that much of a glutton for punishment?

No. I did it so you don’t have to or at least so you know what you’re getting yourself into if you make the move to Parler from Facebook or Twitter. Since Twitter began fact checking President Donald Trump, much to the chagrin of many of his supporters, conservatives have been flocking in droves to Parler. The site is essentially a Twitter clone that bills itself as a “free speech social network.”

The site is being billed as a Facebook or Twitter replacement for good, sound minded, hardworking conservatives. It’s not. It is a hotbed of radicals who want nothing more than to radicalize you too. Don’t be fooled. The problem here is not with the conservative slant of the site. There’s nothing wrong with that. The problem is the Nazis and conspiracy theorists.

Read more: https://www.dailysentinel.com/social_media/article_4aab45f6-615b-5b58-9d01-6b0b2d6e172c.html
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Parler is filled with coffee shop talk for Nazis (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2020 OP
So is it really "free" or are they kicking liberals out? nt Shermann Nov 2020 #1
It is good for them all to be in one spot Chainfire Nov 2020 #2
Shitty coffee for shitty Nazis Blue Owl Nov 2020 #3
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