• s@piefed.worldOP
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    18 hours ago

    Counterpoint: Elon Musk & that one guy I went to high school with who only ever talked about Trump

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      9 hours ago

      Former far-right autist here, while most propaganda does not work on us, empathy manipulation is way more apparent. I legitimately believed abortion killed little babies, because very big scary numbers. I feared that some people might regret a homosexual lifestyle, and by the age of 40 they realize they actually wanted a big family.

      But as people were way too gloating about the suffering of others, especially things I was told were “mandatory evils”, I typed “Jewish conspiracy disproved” into Google, and after going through a few pages of SEO spam there by antisemites, I found some way out.

      One another propaganda that works surprisingly well is through special interests. Ever wonder why fascists push the “woke propaganda” conspiracy theory in geek circles?

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        17 hours ago

        Genuinely, for real. I was surprised the one time this guy managed to talk about something as novel as the weather.