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Michael's avatar

Maybe you’re missing the evidence that the problem is worsening quickly toward something far more dangerous. Of course we’ve been duped since the founding of the nation into believing ‘we the people’ run things, but once the propaganda stops working and we’re no longer numbed by entertainment, our protests will be met with the force of the tyrants that rule us. This is why we’re paying more attention at this time in history. So Luc, you really think it’s nothing new? Nothing to see here?

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Carolyn L Zaremba's avatar

Luc makes me tired. He is the type I now avoid dealing with. He has made up his mind to be recalcitrant and I prefer to spend my time with people who want to know things.

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Luc Arnaud Dunoyer's avatar

Sorry exchanging on topics you care about makes you feel like that unless said exchange reinforces your thoughts/positions. I prefer exchanging with people thinking differently than me, even if I'm trying to keep those differences slight for obvious reasons (I'm not engaging the far right trolls for example). In other words, I'm actively trying to get out of my echo chamber.

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Chang Chokaski's avatar

>>"I'm not engaging the far right trolls for example"

Spend some time in the comments sections of this substack (eg. this whole year so far), and you will realize that you ARE engaging with a far-right/alt-right troll called "russian_bot" (from his profile: I elect Trumps). Look at his use of language, how he attacks people he disagrees with, how he trolls, how he abuses women with his misogynist remakrs and verbal diarrhea. Evidence is your only antidote here, and you need to spend some time going over the comments sections to collect that.

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russian_bot's avatar

chokaski dispatched instructions and expects the newcomer to comply fully. so much work done to create and oversee obsequious poodle pack right chokaski cant afford to lose it. talking about echo chamber got chokaski worried.😳

all the while without having subscribed properly to support the writer where it spends every waking hour of its miserable existence taking up lots of space. when, cheapo, when? it's just a fancy starbucks drink a month, leeching chokaski. 🤣🤡

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Chang Chokaski's avatar

You're boring. Go enroll in "Trump University" trolling program and learn some new skills. Will wait...

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russian_bot's avatar

one fancy starbucks drink a month chokaski puts you on track to support the writer you claim fights for your cause. even a caveman understands it.

¡but not chokaski! ¿are you a moron chokaski? or ¿is it not your cause? or ¿are you confused chokaski?

I used Spanish style there to help you identify key points.

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Luc Arnaud Dunoyer's avatar

Hmmm I didn't say there was "nothing to see here" implying we shouldn't care. I was only pointing out the fact that the op lacked a context. To be clear, I do think this is a big problem.

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