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[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Remember how the pipeline works. They start off using these fringe people to launch their ideas and then it works it's way to slightly less crazy talking heads and gradually it becomes the mainstream opinion.

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 49 points 1 week ago

Grifter needs attention so he says what gets attention.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Are people still listening to these greebos? I guess people like being total losers, eh?! Weird?

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He’s such a weird little man. I think more people watch him for that than out of any sense of belief in him.

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Agree, but propaganda is insidious. A lot of vitriol starts as "just jokes" then works it's way into kids' brains

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Kids? Not adults? You might wanna check your beliefs matrix for errors.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 9 points 1 week ago

Whatever helps you sleep at night. Truth is people watch him because they are as hateful or more as him. 77 million Americans voted for Trump's second term.

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Another child predator protector lol

[–] androgynouscloudmoon@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 week ago

Pretty sure he was already talking about the fertility of teenagers at some point, so this is more of a 360