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In reply to the discussion: Finally some non-troll common sense starts to surface.... [View all]Think. Again.
(19,058 posts)39. No, the media is doing their profit-driven thing...
...picking up on the chatter that the trolls are spreading and using it to get clicks for their advertisers.
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I'm glad President Joe is not trying to live down to the NYT's standards...
Hermit-The-Prog
Jun 2024
#4
I will tell you right now that it is not all rightwing trolling. To think it is is to skew essential truths that could
somaticexperiencing
Jun 2024
#7
Without the rightwing trolling, very, very few people would have cared about Joe's TV skills.
Think. Again.
Jun 2024
#10
I suspect the issue is likely less trolls (tho they help feed the narrative) and rather naive patsies to that narrative.
Self Esteem
Jun 2024
#35
I agree fully with what you are saying and also believe it is crucially important to comment on and convey to others,
somaticexperiencing
Jun 2024
#21
Exactly this! I'm sure there are people on the L that expect perfection&purity, but they are thankfully in the minority
FlyingPiggy
Jun 2024
#19
There's an old saying, "It's not the falling down that defines you, it's the getting back up".
patphil
Jun 2024
#22
The top three headlines on the Fluffington Post (oops, a typo) are all telling Biden to drop out.
OMGWTF
Jun 2024
#24