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A whole bunch of prominent Democrats - I think possibly even the entire slate of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, but certainly close to it - publicly a
by makomk 8y ago
A whole bunch of prominent Democrats - I think possibly even the entire slate of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, but certainly close to it - publicly and loudly stood behind Smollet's claim of being attacked. Most of the news covered it too. Even here in the UK, both his original claims and him calling accusations he faked the attack racist and homophobic made the front page of the BBC and probably a bunch of other sites. If you only saw it on r/news that probably says more about where you get your news from than anything.
- avinium 8y agoEh, I have literally no stake in the US political landscape/culture wars (non-American, largely apolitical, don't actively seek out US current affairs). I was made aware of the Smollet case via reddit frontpage. I recall the majority of comments from the get-go were very skeptical of the story. Make of that what you will.
- avinium 8y agoDownvotes? Seriously? This was possibly the most benign comment anyone could ever make in regards to the subject matter.