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Seriously. Gab isn't a far right white supremacist website. It's just right wing Twitter. I don't understand where all this hyperbole comes from but it's a per

Seriously. Gab isn't a far right white supremacist website. It's just right wing Twitter. I don't understand where all this hyperbole comes from but it's a perfect example of the low-information individuals we have in society today.

ryanlol 6y ago
Twitter is right wing Twitter, Gab is decidedly a far right website. Just take a quick look at the comments on the top stories in the “Gab trends” section: https://trends.gab.com/item/60163b8f144291532b8bccb0 https://trends.gab.com/item/60163b8f144291532b8bccb0 Bill gates conspiracy theorists https://trends.gab.com/item/601682466beb1e3de3156fe1 https://trends.gab.com/item/601682466beb1e3de3156fe1 “Pence is a traitor!” https://trends.gab.com/item/6016992e144291532b8d5986 https://trends.gab.com/item/6016992e144291532b8d5986 “Socialists are murderers!” Are these normal right wing talking points?
- throwaway3699 6y ago
  The populist right has been systemically purged from Twitter. It's not that Twitter is left wing but they ban right wing thought, leading it to be a slanted echo-chamber. Gab is definitely right wing Twitter. I've seen equally whacky things trending on the left side, e.g. "Russian Ads on Facebook won Trump the election".
  - triceratops 6y ago
    > equally whacky things trending on the left side, e.g. "Russian Ads on Facebook won Trump the election". Why is that "whacky"? There were Russian ads.[1] They obviously intended to affect the election result (because why bother otherwise). Whether or not they were actually successful in affecting the election is unknowable. But it's not flat-earther-whacky to think they succeeded. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report#Social_media_campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report#Social_media_ca...
    - throwaway3699 6y ago
      The right is saying the same about election fraud. Neither have any basis in reality beyond circumstancial evidence. Neither should dominate the conversation so heavily and yet... here we are. Both left and right have it's stupid moments, if you can't see that it's you with the bias, not me.
      - triceratops 6y ago
        I don't think you understand what "circumstantial evidence" is. I'm aware I'm biased, but in this case the facts are in plain sight for Russian ads. A Republican authored that report. You may think yourself unbiased by saying "both sides are the same" but both sides are in fact not the same at all. The "right" may say the same about "election fraud" but saying is not the same as having a well-sourced report, and federal investigation that netted multiple indictments and convictions.
  - ryanlol 6y ago
    https://gab.com/groups https://gab.com/groups 3 of the top 10 gab groups are pushing the Qanon conspiracy theory, one is pushing the “StopTheSteal” extremist movement.

ryanlol 6y ago

Twitter is right wing Twitter, Gab is decidedly a far right website. Just take a quick look at the comments on the top stories in the “Gab trends” section: https://trends.gab.com/item/60163b8f144291532b8bccb0 https://trends.gab.com/item/60163b8f144291532b8bccb0 Bill gates conspiracy theorists https://trends.gab.com/item/601682466beb1e3de3156fe1 https://trends.gab.com/item/601682466beb1e3de3156fe1 “Pence is a traitor!” https://trends.gab.com/item/6016992e144291532b8d5986 https://trends.gab.com/item/6016992e144291532b8d5986 “Socialists are murderers!” Are these normal right wing talking points?

throwaway3699 6y ago
The populist right has been systemically purged from Twitter. It's not that Twitter is left wing but they ban right wing thought, leading it to be a slanted echo-chamber. Gab is definitely right wing Twitter. I've seen equally whacky things trending on the left side, e.g. "Russian Ads on Facebook won Trump the election".
- triceratops 6y ago
  > equally whacky things trending on the left side, e.g. "Russian Ads on Facebook won Trump the election". Why is that "whacky"? There were Russian ads.[1] They obviously intended to affect the election result (because why bother otherwise). Whether or not they were actually successful in affecting the election is unknowable. But it's not flat-earther-whacky to think they succeeded. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report#Social_media_campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report#Social_media_ca...
  - throwaway3699 6y ago
    The right is saying the same about election fraud. Neither have any basis in reality beyond circumstancial evidence. Neither should dominate the conversation so heavily and yet... here we are. Both left and right have it's stupid moments, if you can't see that it's you with the bias, not me.
    - triceratops 6y ago
      I don't think you understand what "circumstantial evidence" is. I'm aware I'm biased, but in this case the facts are in plain sight for Russian ads. A Republican authored that report. You may think yourself unbiased by saying "both sides are the same" but both sides are in fact not the same at all. The "right" may say the same about "election fraud" but saying is not the same as having a well-sourced report, and federal investigation that netted multiple indictments and convictions.
- ryanlol 6y ago
  https://gab.com/groups https://gab.com/groups 3 of the top 10 gab groups are pushing the Qanon conspiracy theory, one is pushing the “StopTheSteal” extremist movement.