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He’s right that Hillary tried to ban violent video games but it was long before her election and there’s no evidence to suggest it had any bearing whatsoever on
by jimbob45 6y ago
He’s right that Hillary tried to ban violent video games but it was long before her election and there’s no evidence to suggest it had any bearing whatsoever on the election.
- Alex3917 6y agoWhy do you think 4chan users were spending all their free time making pro-Trump and anti-Clinton memes? The GTA ban was one of the main things Clinton did to make that demographic hate her.
- ThisIsTheWay 6y agoHow much of the US voter base is paying attention to 4chan users? My assumption is basically none.
- Alex3917 6y agoA significant percentage of the political content on Facebook, Reddit, and elsewhere is coming directly from 4chan.
- Supermancho 6y agoClassic paranoia and misinformation has infected your worldview.
- Alex3917 6y agoSo you're saying the pepe memes didn't originate from 4chan? There were an enormous amount of those on facebook and reddit.
- ThisIsTheWay 6y agoWhat is a significant percentage? And how much influence does Facebook and Reddit have on voting?
- koolba 6y agoMemes have to start somewhere.
- acdha 6y agoI wonder how targeted that was - I remember a ton of crap surfacing from that particular cesspool m but never saw this one. It seemed a lot more like Gamergate just kept going and added the more mainstream conspiracy theories. I’d also be very careful about taking anything they say at face value. The slogans change but the targets remain consistent.
- coding123 6y agoThere was other stuff she did in the past that had no relevance to the election that I think turned off a lot of voters in 2016, whether that specific issue was something important to people, I'm guessing at least a few. My specific indifference to her was her connection to Monsanto, the company.