• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The tankies? The maga in lefty clothes? The kremlin social media disrupters?

    Why would any of your bogeymen be claiming that Biden hates genocide?

    Centrists will throw unfounded conspiracy theory accusations like this at anyone who dares to suggest that Biden should stop supporting genocide.

    But say that centrists support genocide…

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        6 months ago

        Sure. Centrists see someone on their left, and then summarily announce that they must be spreading misinformation, usually accompanied by an accusation that the person in question must fall into one of a small number of archetypes that can be dismissed without thinking.

        These archetypes often coincide with groups conservatives hate, such as communists and foreigners.

        Lemmy is a tiny, fledgling platform full of hostile centrists. Why would anyone want to spread misinformation here? There’s no ROI to speak of.

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          6 months ago

          No roi that you see. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Small or niche communities are easy to steer. Most of Lemmy probably have other social media like Reddit or Twitter. Plant a seed and watch it grow.

          That’s why lots of stuff gets credited to 4chan, or similar. For example: Pizzagate. Totally false. Started on a niche network.