• davidagain@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    In all honesty I think a real Trump supporter made the image.

    I’m not sure that Trump needs defending from claims that he made up some fake, crass, self-serving lie involving a church, though, even if this particular one wasn’t him, so I’m not sure why everyone’s so cross with me for entertaining the possibility.

    Maybe it’s because I made fun of some of his supporters for wearing diapers in support of him, but I think it’s exactly the sort of idiotic behaviour that’s worth calling out.

    Perhaps it’s because I said Trump helps stupid racist xenophobic misogynists feel good about all that by being their shining beacon in the nighttime of people annoyingly asking them to be considerate and polite, but I’m not sure being considerate and polite to such folk has got us very far in dissuading them.

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      2 months ago

      Some people just want to hate on trump and hate on people who we percieve to be standing for the wrong things in the world and that makes sense to me. If you are just joking around on here then i get that.

      I would say if you are trying to have an end goal like getting other people to agree with you about hating trump then i think its really important to not lie to reach that goal, or use disinformation to reach that goal. I dont think you are lying when you say you believe a trumper made it, for example, but assuming what you see is true because an ally posted it, is very possibly passing on disinformation and its effects can be just as bad.

      If both sides are lying or using disinformation then i personally wouldnt know what to think about who is right. I think its really important to seek truth first, and then base our arguments on that… even if the other side is quicker to respond with lies, or is more convincing with lies.

      Just be honest and dont be afraid to ask dumb questions so your opinions are built on a foundation thats real above all else. The idiots are those pretending to be experts and causing mass confusion, no matter what political stance.

      Thats my thoughts on the current state of social media and stuff.