Politics Thread

[Berzerker]

Rand Paul has apparently started a website, "Never Nikki". Ofc he's libertarian/conservative and more aligned with DeSantis and Vivek but it's Nikki's neoconservatism he finds objectionable and how she bounces around the military industrial complex making $$$ off war.

[Berzerker]

You're confirming Democrat media turned it into a national story

[Ming]

All of which is irrelevant to where I found out about QAnon. Sean Hannity, Alex Jones and Roseanne Barr do not decide what MSNBC calls news. Democrat media doesn't turn a supposedly fringe right wing conspiracy theory into a national story without a purpose. Dauphin said the guilty (pedophile ring?) create a distraction to confuse the picture. QAnon served that purpose. Since I didn't watch Fox I dont know the extent of their coverage, I do know the time MSNBC devoted to it (and still do). Who is QAnon? Either a plant to discredit Trump, MAGA, and/or the victims of Epstein and friends or a whistleblower who plays games instead of blowing whistles. Who ran the prison where Epstein died and have they been punished or rewarded for their incompetence?

What is irrelevant is where YOU found about QAnon in regards to your BS crap that "Democrat" media turned them into a national story. Oh, and the "Democrat" media must have had a purpose.
The QAnon story was EVERYWHERE... Liberal, Conservative, Middle of the Road, Social Media... it was everywhere because the conspiracy theories there were pushing were bat **** crazy.
And the fact that you don't seem to know what other media coverage was, it's just all your personal opinion based on LIMITED INFORMATION. FACT, everybody covered QAnon. The "Democrat" media weren't the only ones. So your OPINION on the matter is just that. YOUR OPINION. So stop trying to make it sound like fact or reality. Just admit it's your opinion based on VERY limited information since you even admit you have no clue how the conservative media covered it.

[BlackCat]

Jelly Roll testified in favor of more war on fentanyl

didn't we get fentanyl with more war on opioids and meth

didn't we get opioids and meth with a war on (crack) cocaine and heroin

didn't we get that with a war on pot?

Nope. That was the result of trumpist regulation of the medical companies - who cares if anyone dies as long as we earn a lot of money.

[Berzerker]

or punished and rewarded

[Berzerker]

Jelly Roll testified in favor of more war on fentanyl

didn't we get fentanyl with more war on opioids and meth

didn't we get opioids and meth with a war on (crack) cocaine and heroin

didn't we get that with a war on pot?

[Berzerker]

All of which is irrelevant to where I found out about QAnon. Sean Hannity, Alex Jones and Roseanne Barr do not decide what MSNBC calls news. Democrat media doesn't turn a supposedly fringe right wing conspiracy theory into a national story without a purpose. Dauphin said the guilty (pedophile ring?) create a distraction to confuse the picture. QAnon served that purpose. Since I didn't watch Fox I dont know the extent of their coverage, I do know the time MSNBC devoted to it (and still do). Who is QAnon? Either a plant to discredit Trump, MAGA, and/or the victims of Epstein and friends or a whistleblower who plays games instead of blowing whistles. Who ran the prison where Epstein died and have they been punished or rewarded for their incompetence?

[Geronimo]

So you agree Democrat media elevated the story

Qanon belief spread like a noxious wild fire almost entirely via social media Berz. It was alarmingly widespread. Who cares what the news coverage looked like? Fox had stories on Qanon at the time too. It didn't matter. The problem and the news story was the pervasive acceptance of such bat**** crazy incredibly mind blowing revelations on essentially no evidence whatsoever at all. I'm sad to report that I personally know circles of people who still believe this insanity and can't even be rationally engaged about it. Newsworthy and disturbing. It's almost like there's people out there who can watch some ape**** fake news from youtube influencers who self style as journalists and somehow pass that crap off as fact and shape their world view based off of it. That's scary.

[-Jrabbit]

There is no such thing as "Democrat media."
Get a grip.

[Ming]

As usual... you see what you want and not reality.
EVERYBODY elevated the story.

[Berzerker]

ofc its supposed to be crazy, thats the point.

[Berzerker]

So you agree Democrat media elevated the story

[Ming]

EVERYBODY ELEVATED THE STORY. Even FOX and MANY MANY more conservative media.
And the reason was simple... Bat **** crazy stories play well. Do you know anything at all about how media works ?

But I'm sure you will continue with lame conspiracy theories that you found on line.

[Berzerker]

Why do you think Democrat media elevated QAnon?

[Ming]

Might... blah blah blah... and oh yeah, the "Democrat" media... EVERYBODY MADE IT A NATIONAL STORY because QAnon is just bat **** crazy.

And by the way Berz... I can find as many experts as you can that disagree with each other about the source of covid. NEITHER SIDE can prove what is or isn't true. FACT