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Way to turn the table on the crazies! Unless..they buy into it. I loved it 😂
phylny
(8,792 posts)LuckyCharms
(21,835 posts)I was busy, or else I would have watched the entire segment.
It was pretty funny.
It appeared to be satire...some guy convincing conspiracy theorists that birds are not real.
keep_left
(3,161 posts)...called "Birds Aren't Real". I didn't see the show tonight, so I'll have to wait to see if a clip shows up on YouTube. The main guy who's behind the parody of conspiracy theories is really great at PR and marketing. It doesn't hurt that the overall concept is so funny.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_Aren't_Real
Deuxcents
(25,547 posts)Im not good at links..on 60 Minutes they interviewed a young guy who brainstormed w/ a couple of friends to put out a conspiracy theory that birds arent real..theyre CIA drones n they sit on power lines to get their charge. I hope someone more clever than I can put it up..very cool.
Talitha
(7,692 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Someone held up a Birds Arent Real sign.
Guess those Jayhawks showed them! Rock Chalk!
teach1st
(6,002 posts)A: The Birds Aren't Real movement exists to spread awareness that the U.S. Government genocided over 12 Billion birds from 1959-2001, and replaced these birds with surveillance drone replicas, which still watch us every day. Once a preventative cause, our initial goal was to stop the forced extinction of real birds. Unfortunately this was unsuccessful, and the government has since replaced every living bird with robotic replicas. Now our movement's prerogative is to make everyone aware of this fact.
Q: What do you mean 'birds arent real'?
A: The term Birds Arent Real refers to biological Birds no longer existing on United States soil. After the government forcibly made the entire species extinct in the 20th century, all of these real birds were replaced with surveillance drones designed to look just like Birds. To simplify- Birds no longer exist in the U.S. as a biological lifeform, thus, Birds Arent Real!
Q: Is this movement serious?
A: Yes. The Birds Arent Real movement has been active since 1976. Once a preventative cause, our initial goal was to stop the genocide of real birds. Unfortunately this was unsuccessful, and the government has since replaced every living bird with robotic replicas. Now our movement's prerogative is to make everyone aware of this fact.
BWdem4life
(2,928 posts)Why can't they just reprogram them to avoid our bird feeders for awhile?
cbabe
(6,218 posts)Link:
https://www.rawstory.com/birds-arent-real-60-minutes/
Now, one of the more famous fake conspiracy theories used to mock QAnon followers and the far right is getting the "60 Minutes" treatment.
Peter McIndoe explained that seagulls are a perfect example that birds aren't real. He noted that if one watches them swoop down and grab your food, they don't actually eat it. According to McIndoe, the birds take it back to the Pentagon to be studied.
"I'm not gonna go on news shows, but shows about clocks and time, I'm okay sharing my information with," said McIndoe with a dead-panned expression. "I understand this isn't anything like the media. So, thanks for having me on your clock show."
The group also includes Cameron Kasky, a Parkland student who survived the mass shooting at his high school and also joined the campaign
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bhikkhu
(10,789 posts)I suppose I did once, but I no longer underestimate the stupidity of people. I'd guess about 25% of the US population would be at risk of taking it seriously, and it will be the birds that suffer. I'm fond of birds, and they don't deserve it.
Stuart G
(38,726 posts)people are so stupid and or crazy and do such awful things I worry about what some nuts might do to birds.
dalton99a
(92,161 posts)Talitha
(7,692 posts)My 74 year old brother is a Trump supporter - let's get that out of the way right now.
He has a Masters degree in science and taught in Chicago area high schools for over 20 years.
He recently sent me an email saying he supports an online 'thought experiment' that the Moon is a holograph.
WTF???
Again... a retired science teacher read some online hogshit claiming that the Moon that AMERICANS HAVE WALKED ON isn't real, but is a fucking holograph.
And he can vote. Can you blame me for not communicating with him too often?
This shit is getting scary.
marie999
(3,334 posts)The universe is a 2-dimensional hologram that we see as 3-dimensional.
Straw Man
(6,928 posts)... that's just a testament to the excellence of the reproduction?