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complicating matters is that the world IS out to get him. it doesn't actually matter all that much that he deserves it, especially since to his followers, prett

complicating matters is that the world IS out to get him. it doesn't actually matter all that much that he deserves it, especially since to his followers, pretty much everybody in power deserves it, so the fact that all this stuff is only happening to their guy proves to them that the thing you ACTUALLY go down for, is being their guy. further, if you trust the glowies post-Snowden, idk what to tell you. Trump said he'd drain the swamp, and the swamp fought back and won. unfortunately for people who do believe in the corruption of the three letter agencies, Trump's tactic of undermining democracy itself (however much we do have) in order to appease his narcissism is actually worse than the career spooks in control of the government (and much of the media narrative; the FBI Agent / CIA analyst to "political contributor" pipeline is not hidden at all, you only need pay attention to the people the major news networks call "experts" on all sorts of topics)

ethbr1 2y ago
> glowies Definition?
- aspenmayer 2y ago
  It’s shorthand for agents of the state and those who do their bidding or act on their behalf directly or by proxy, especially federal agents. It was coined by the TempleOS guy, apparently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_slang_terms_for_federal_agents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_slang_terms_for_federa... > The term was coined by computer programmer Terry A. Davis, who allegedly believed that the CIA was stalking and harassing him. "Glowie" is often used in online forums to refer to government agents, especially undercover operatives who infiltrate online extremist spaces. > "Glow in the dark" and its derivative terms have been used to refer to various groups: newcomers that do not fit in with the culture of certain forums and are thus suspected to have bad intentions, journalists who report on extremist groups, tech companies that collect users' personal data, and others.

ethbr1 2y ago

> glowies Definition?

aspenmayer 2y ago
It’s shorthand for agents of the state and those who do their bidding or act on their behalf directly or by proxy, especially federal agents. It was coined by the TempleOS guy, apparently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_slang_terms_for_federal_agents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_slang_terms_for_federa... > The term was coined by computer programmer Terry A. Davis, who allegedly believed that the CIA was stalking and harassing him. "Glowie" is often used in online forums to refer to government agents, especially undercover operatives who infiltrate online extremist spaces. > "Glow in the dark" and its derivative terms have been used to refer to various groups: newcomers that do not fit in with the culture of certain forums and are thus suspected to have bad intentions, journalists who report on extremist groups, tech companies that collect users' personal data, and others.