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I was under impression that the self-pardon story was part of the information warfare campaign. Is there any proof to the story?

ardy42 6y ago
> I was under impression that the self-pardon story was part of the information warfare campaign. Is there any proof to the that? Part of the what?
- emreca 6y ago
  Information Warfare
  - ardy42 6y ago
    Just so you know, this isn't reddit, and joke replies are discouraged. I was looking for clarification about what "the information warfare campaign" was. I'm guessing it's some kind of post-hoc rationalization for a lot of Trump's bizarre statements and other distractions, but I'm not sure.
    - emreca 6y ago
      I’m sorry, my bad. You asked that question as if he/she (will just cal her/him X) is talking about the Big Foot so I couldn’t help myself. As for the information warfare part. The media on opposite sides tend to sensationalize their titles to manipulate the discourse for their benefit. In X’s comment, we can summarize information warfare as lies. So X thought that “Trump is going to pardon himself” titles are part of the informational warfare and Trump won’t actually do that. But now that X saw this HN thread, X said “was he even going to do that? Do we actually have a proof that he intends to do that? Or was it just a lie to shape public opinion further” Like the time Pelosi asks US generals if they keep Trump in check so that he can’t launch nuclear weapons. [0] Implying to the public that Trump is so crazy he can start a nuclear war. These type of things, shape public opinion over time. It is the same with Fox News shaping conservatives’ opinions about Biden. Or the NYT shopping global issues from a pool for Americans to get concerned with. It is standard propaganda and has been happening for decades. That’s why I think X’s skepticism is healthy and warranted. [0] https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-nancy-pelosi-nuclear-weapons-26a9ddefe652ef413951110cc67bf10a https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-nancy-pelos...
s0cur10us 6y ago
There was a reliable information that Melania Trump is filing for divorce and many others like that. P.S. https://www.google.com/search?q=melania+trump+divorce https://www.google.com/search?q=melania+trump+divorce P.P.S. Thanks for the downvotes, I appreciate that. P.P.P.S. "Fake news" is a trumpist lie, but some news are fake. P.P.P.S. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
jolmg 6y ago
"As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself" -- Donald Trump https://web.archive.org/web/20180604233027/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1003616210922147841 https://web.archive.org/web/20180604233027/https://twitter.c...
- postalrat 6y ago
  So he had no interest in pardoning himself because he did nothing wrong.

ardy42 6y ago

> I was under impression that the self-pardon story was part of the information warfare campaign. Is there any proof to the that? Part of the what?

emreca 6y ago
Information Warfare
- ardy42 6y ago
  Just so you know, this isn't reddit, and joke replies are discouraged. I was looking for clarification about what "the information warfare campaign" was. I'm guessing it's some kind of post-hoc rationalization for a lot of Trump's bizarre statements and other distractions, but I'm not sure.
  - emreca 6y ago
    I’m sorry, my bad. You asked that question as if he/she (will just cal her/him X) is talking about the Big Foot so I couldn’t help myself. As for the information warfare part. The media on opposite sides tend to sensationalize their titles to manipulate the discourse for their benefit. In X’s comment, we can summarize information warfare as lies. So X thought that “Trump is going to pardon himself” titles are part of the informational warfare and Trump won’t actually do that. But now that X saw this HN thread, X said “was he even going to do that? Do we actually have a proof that he intends to do that? Or was it just a lie to shape public opinion further” Like the time Pelosi asks US generals if they keep Trump in check so that he can’t launch nuclear weapons. [0] Implying to the public that Trump is so crazy he can start a nuclear war. These type of things, shape public opinion over time. It is the same with Fox News shaping conservatives’ opinions about Biden. Or the NYT shopping global issues from a pool for Americans to get concerned with. It is standard propaganda and has been happening for decades. That’s why I think X’s skepticism is healthy and warranted. [0] https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-nancy-pelosi-nuclear-weapons-26a9ddefe652ef413951110cc67bf10a https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-nancy-pelos...

s0cur10us 6y ago

There was a reliable information that Melania Trump is filing for divorce and many others like that. P.S. https://www.google.com/search?q=melania+trump+divorce https://www.google.com/search?q=melania+trump+divorce P.P.S. Thanks for the downvotes, I appreciate that. P.P.P.S. "Fake news" is a trumpist lie, but some news are fake. P.P.P.S. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

jolmg 6y ago

"As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself" -- Donald Trump https://web.archive.org/web/20180604233027/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1003616210922147841 https://web.archive.org/web/20180604233027/https://twitter.c...

postalrat 6y ago
So he had no interest in pardoning himself because he did nothing wrong.