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The meme in question: https://twitter.com/squid_o_the_day/status/1354489727831969794 https://twitter.com/squid_o_the_day/status/13544897278319697...

ev1 6y ago
For those that didn't quite understand this (like me ..): The person in question posted large amounts of images like this - fraudulently said it was paid for by the campaign to elect the candidate - specifically targeted people of colour that supported a non-conservative candidate - told those people that they could text a number to vote instead of vote (which is not valid), and to avoid voting in person afterward - therefore resulting in several thousand votes probably not being counted since they never voted, based on carrier logs
- deleted 6y ago
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- raverbashing 6y ago
  Yeah. Some things you don't joke about. Not like that at least Like, yeah, you don't make "fake pretend money" that looks like the real thing and get away with it.
- Person5478 6y ago
  yeah I went in expecting to disagree, but then agreed wholeheartedly. That's no different than setting up a "voting booth" in a black neighborhood so they don't go to a real voting booth. 100% deserve jail time for that.
happytoexplain 6y ago
>ironically the joke meme the rеtard stalinists are now hysterically pretending was "еlection interference" is basically how they interfered with this еlection. Trolling aside, what does this outburst mean in relation to the image?
- deafsquid5 6y ago
  It was a joke and Democrats claimed it was election interference
  - bovermyer 6y ago
    This account is clearly a troll account specifically targeting this post. A moderator needs to cull this.
    - Jtsummers 6y ago
      The trick with posters like the GP is to: 1. Not respond. 2. Flag/downvote. When they pop into threads like this one (which are more likely to pull in trolls and kin), flagging will quickly result in accounts like this ending up shadowbanned.
- flyingcircus3 6y ago
  The tweet is an example of what seems to be the right's favorite method of argument of late: Decontextualize the subject to the point where it can be equated to something the left has done/previously supported. Here, the left voted by mail in larger numbers than the right. That's how they interfered with the election, supposedly. Just like the sign is recommending voting from home. See also: BLM riots are the same as an insurrection, Obama started family separation at the border.
  - BitwiseFool 6y ago
    Decontextualizing is just the norm on the internet. I don't think it's a favorite tactic of "the right" as much as it's just something everyone does when having short arguments online. A recent example I noticed is how the Parler deplatforming was boiled down to "it's a private company denying service just like what that cake shop did". A nuanced and evenhanded discussion just isn't conducive to our neutered attention spans or the desire for upvotes and clap-back repartee.
swebs 6y ago
We've finally entered the age of illegal memes.
- deafsquid5 6y ago
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- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > We've finally entered the age of illegal memes. Well, we’ve always been in the age of illegal memes in the sense relevant to the item in question, to wit, “but, I use a meme” has never been a defense to a crime.
jancsika 6y ago
> ironically the joke meme the rеtard stalinists are now hysterically pretending was "еlection interference" is basically how they interfered with this еlection. Unfortunately, I'm not fluent in Clickbaitian. Will someone who is please translate?
- alisonkisk 6y ago
  The squid tweeter is pretending that legal voting by mail in 2020 is equivalent to setting up a fake "vote by txt" system under fraudulent pretenses in 2016. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25932826 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25932826

ev1 6y ago

For those that didn't quite understand this (like me ..): The person in question posted large amounts of images like this - fraudulently said it was paid for by the campaign to elect the candidate - specifically targeted people of colour that supported a non-conservative candidate - told those people that they could text a number to vote instead of vote (which is not valid), and to avoid voting in person afterward - therefore resulting in several thousand votes probably not being counted since they never voted, based on carrier logs

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raverbashing 6y ago
Yeah. Some things you don't joke about. Not like that at least Like, yeah, you don't make "fake pretend money" that looks like the real thing and get away with it.
Person5478 6y ago
yeah I went in expecting to disagree, but then agreed wholeheartedly. That's no different than setting up a "voting booth" in a black neighborhood so they don't go to a real voting booth. 100% deserve jail time for that.

happytoexplain 6y ago

>ironically the joke meme the rеtard stalinists are now hysterically pretending was "еlection interference" is basically how they interfered with this еlection. Trolling aside, what does this outburst mean in relation to the image?

deafsquid5 6y ago
It was a joke and Democrats claimed it was election interference
- bovermyer 6y ago
  This account is clearly a troll account specifically targeting this post. A moderator needs to cull this.
  - Jtsummers 6y ago
    The trick with posters like the GP is to: 1. Not respond. 2. Flag/downvote. When they pop into threads like this one (which are more likely to pull in trolls and kin), flagging will quickly result in accounts like this ending up shadowbanned.
flyingcircus3 6y ago
The tweet is an example of what seems to be the right's favorite method of argument of late: Decontextualize the subject to the point where it can be equated to something the left has done/previously supported. Here, the left voted by mail in larger numbers than the right. That's how they interfered with the election, supposedly. Just like the sign is recommending voting from home. See also: BLM riots are the same as an insurrection, Obama started family separation at the border.
- BitwiseFool 6y ago
  Decontextualizing is just the norm on the internet. I don't think it's a favorite tactic of "the right" as much as it's just something everyone does when having short arguments online. A recent example I noticed is how the Parler deplatforming was boiled down to "it's a private company denying service just like what that cake shop did". A nuanced and evenhanded discussion just isn't conducive to our neutered attention spans or the desire for upvotes and clap-back repartee.

swebs 6y ago

We've finally entered the age of illegal memes.

deafsquid5 6y ago
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
dragonwriter 6y ago
> We've finally entered the age of illegal memes. Well, we’ve always been in the age of illegal memes in the sense relevant to the item in question, to wit, “but, I use a meme” has never been a defense to a crime.

jancsika 6y ago

> ironically the joke meme the rеtard stalinists are now hysterically pretending was "еlection interference" is basically how they interfered with this еlection. Unfortunately, I'm not fluent in Clickbaitian. Will someone who is please translate?

alisonkisk 6y ago
The squid tweeter is pretending that legal voting by mail in 2020 is equivalent to setting up a fake "vote by txt" system under fraudulent pretenses in 2016. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25932826 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25932826