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What in tarnation

• hluska 5y ago
  I can’t make this shit up. The dude has published many books and found people who actually believe it all… If this startup thing doesn’t work out, maybe I’ll just start a cult. :) Edit - The second paragraph was a bad attempt at a joke. Don’t start cults. Fuck David Icke.
  • colechristensen 5y ago
    > If this startup thing doesn’t work out, maybe I’ll just start a cult. :) I know you’re not being serious but unfortunately many people are in this kind of thinking. All over society are movements and groupthink driven by a small group of people that realized that you can get a whole lot of money and power by making people believe outlandish things.
    • lowdose 5y ago
      Just enjoy the show!
  • pstuart 5y ago
    I googled him. It took 3 seconds to realize I wanted my 3 seconds back.
    • hluska 5y ago
      Shitballs. Sorry bud - I edited the original post to suggest that people don’t google him. I’m sorry you went through that. :(
      • pstuart 5y ago
        Thanx, but I was braced based on your advice ;-) It's still in the same general territory as QAnon and the fact that 1/5 Americans drinks that kool-aid fills me with despair (and fear). https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/study-finds-nearly-one-five-americans-believe-qanon-conspiracy-theories-n1268722 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/study-finds-...
        • b3morales 5y ago
          Though Icke predates QAnon by quite a bit, and I would almost say it is derivative of his "material". And the themes of the "Protocols of the Elders..." of course are shamefully evergreen in such discourse.
      • pjc50 5y ago
        This is why debunking doesn't work and "pre-bunking" is actively harmful.
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