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by mankypro 2876 days ago
We are witnessing very dangerous times. Groupthink is real now. If you disagree with a new story you can simply claim it’s “fake news”. Getting doxxed is a real possibility. The 4th estate is no longer to be trusted. “May you live in interesting times” is no longer just a fortune in a cookie...
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iamdave 2875 days ago
If you disagree with a new story you can simply claim it’s “fake news”.

Wonder if this is an entirely new phenomenon, or if with Trump we just got some new, and easy to prescribe nomenclature for this phenomenon you describe.

Edit: is there something objectionable about what either myself or the person I replied to said, if so I welcome a discussion on it. There's a LOT of downvote activity happening in this thread over completely reasonable arguments that are worth discussing here.

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mankypro 2875 days ago
It’s funny, the downvote wars going on, I’ve lost karma for a comment that’s innocuous. Just comes to show the world we live in where solipsism is pandemic.
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