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This is a pretty non-political rundown from Troy, and a great read as always. It's not always easy to find trustworthy people, but he's one of them. If anyone

by m8s 6y ago

This is a pretty non-political rundown from Troy, and a great read as always. It's not always easy to find trustworthy people, but he's one of them. If anyone is offended by supposed political leanings in this article, I'd suggest separating Torba's political views from his words. Blaming a data breach on "mentally ill tranny demon hackers" (his words, not mine) is not a sane or rational thought. The most realistic scenario is that he knows exactly what he's saying and is doing so simply to rile up fanatics, because otherwise he actually believes that and should be in an institution. I'm not sure which one is worse.

a_bonobo 6y ago
>The most realistic scenario is that he knows exactly what he's saying and is doing so simply to rile up fanatics, I don't know, if there's one thing I've learned from Q-anon and other modern cultists is that they are who they tell you they are. There's no need for mental gymnastics on our part to explain awful behaviour away.
- walrus01 6y ago
  It's sometimes hard to tell the difference between the grifters who are parroting the qanon lingo in some sort of short term attempt to make a buck or gain a following, and the true believers. In the end, if it causes the same effects by poisoning rational public discourse, does it matter whether somebody is cosplaying as a qanon believer or not?
- mattigames 6y ago
  On the other hand it was revealed from a 2019 video that Alex Jones hates Trump, while publicly pretending to love the guy to appeal to it's target audience; my guess is that he does believe a few of the nonsense claims he makes on his show but not all; but like the sibling comment says the difference may not matter at all.
spurgu 6y ago
> Blaming a data breach on "mentally ill tranny demon hackers" (his words, not mine) is not a sane or rational thought. I still think it's overly sensitive to get caught up on it. People say a lot of things when they're in distress, or angry - so what. Grow some skin (I would say balls but someone might get offended :rolleyes: (oops I forgot I might offend people without skin)).
- throwoutttt 6y ago
  He's at least 60% right though

by m8s 6y ago

a_bonobo 6y ago

>The most realistic scenario is that he knows exactly what he's saying and is doing so simply to rile up fanatics, I don't know, if there's one thing I've learned from Q-anon and other modern cultists is that they are who they tell you they are. There's no need for mental gymnastics on our part to explain awful behaviour away.

walrus01 6y ago
It's sometimes hard to tell the difference between the grifters who are parroting the qanon lingo in some sort of short term attempt to make a buck or gain a following, and the true believers. In the end, if it causes the same effects by poisoning rational public discourse, does it matter whether somebody is cosplaying as a qanon believer or not?
mattigames 6y ago
On the other hand it was revealed from a 2019 video that Alex Jones hates Trump, while publicly pretending to love the guy to appeal to it's target audience; my guess is that he does believe a few of the nonsense claims he makes on his show but not all; but like the sibling comment says the difference may not matter at all.

spurgu 6y ago

> Blaming a data breach on "mentally ill tranny demon hackers" (his words, not mine) is not a sane or rational thought. I still think it's overly sensitive to get caught up on it. People say a lot of things when they're in distress, or angry - so what. Grow some skin (I would say balls but someone might get offended :rolleyes: (oops I forgot I might offend people without skin)).

throwoutttt 6y ago
He's at least 60% right though