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All misinformation is a risk and threat. But Qanon seems minor when compared to others that are perpetuated by major news organization and undermine democracy:

by 99_00 6y ago

All misinformation is a risk and threat. But Qanon seems minor when compared to others that are perpetuated by major news organization and undermine democracy: Russia collusion conspiracy theory, fine people on both sides hoax (the belief that the President called neo-nazis fine people). These have much more public and institutional support than QAnon.

sonotathrowaway 6y ago
I’m sure Trump’s love of neo-nazi imagery, slogans, ideas, policies, and people is just a coincidence, like the video he tweets of his supporters yelling ‘white power’. I’m sure it’s all a hoax, like his support of the very fine neo-nazis that killed heather heyer or the trump tower meeting with veselnitskya.
- sudosysgen 6y ago
  The ad with the downwards red triangles had me spooked, personally. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/18/trump-campaign-runs-ads-with-marking-once-used-by-nazis-designate-political-prisoners/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/18/trump-cam...
- 99_00 6y ago
  Saying he loves Nazi imagery is mind reading. He condemned the neo-nazis at Charletsville. He never said they were very fine people.
onyva 6y ago
These attempt at spinning the discussion is lame. Russia collusion is not a conspiracy, nor the fact that trump is a neonazi sympathizer. Like father like son.
- 99_00 6y ago
  >Russia collusion is not a conspiracy It's a "conspiracy theory", not a "conspiracy". >Like father like son. Proverbs aren't arguments or evidence.
  - onyva 6y ago
    Says the person who just claimed with full confidence that night is in fact day.
    - dang 6y ago
      Would you please stop posting flamebait and flamewar comments to HN? We ban accounts that keep doing this, and you've been doing it a lot lately. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: I had to warn you about this just yesterday (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24145754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24145754). Not cool. Please fix.

by 99_00 6y ago

sonotathrowaway 6y ago

I’m sure Trump’s love of neo-nazi imagery, slogans, ideas, policies, and people is just a coincidence, like the video he tweets of his supporters yelling ‘white power’. I’m sure it’s all a hoax, like his support of the very fine neo-nazis that killed heather heyer or the trump tower meeting with veselnitskya.

sudosysgen 6y ago
The ad with the downwards red triangles had me spooked, personally. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/18/trump-campaign-runs-ads-with-marking-once-used-by-nazis-designate-political-prisoners/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/18/trump-cam...
99_00 6y ago
Saying he loves Nazi imagery is mind reading. He condemned the neo-nazis at Charletsville. He never said they were very fine people.

onyva 6y ago

These attempt at spinning the discussion is lame. Russia collusion is not a conspiracy, nor the fact that trump is a neonazi sympathizer. Like father like son.

99_00 6y ago
>Russia collusion is not a conspiracy It's a "conspiracy theory", not a "conspiracy". >Like father like son. Proverbs aren't arguments or evidence.
- onyva 6y ago
  Says the person who just claimed with full confidence that night is in fact day.
  - dang 6y ago
    Would you please stop posting flamebait and flamewar comments to HN? We ban accounts that keep doing this, and you've been doing it a lot lately. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: I had to warn you about this just yesterday (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24145754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24145754). Not cool. Please fix.