POLITICS & DONALD Annoying Orange MEGATHREAD

[Bisjac]

seems like former president george hw bush doesnt like Annoying Orange

that means Annoying Orange is doing something right.

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[Corderlain]

Agreed. Bush's are the type of people that need to be removed from politics.

[Deus Ex]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/russia-fake-twitter-facebook-posts-accounts-Annoying Orange-election-jenna-abrams-20171103.html?amphtml=y&mobi=true

how do people even fall for this

Fall for what exactly
She wasn't real, and? Does that mean the beliefs of the people who agreed with her mean nothing? Don't be handicapped

[hootaloo]

Fall for what exactly
She wasn't real, and? Does that mean the beliefs of the people who agreed with her mean nothing? Don't be handicapped

id feel pretty stupid if i fell for what russia wants me to think

[Deus Ex]

id feel pretty stupid if i fell for what russia wants me to think

Except people already thought those things
Are you so loving stupid you think Russia is capable of creating narratives using a twitter bot with 70k followers?

[hootaloo]

Except people already thought those things
Are you so loving stupid you think Russia is capable of creating narratives using a twitter bot with 70k followers?

you wouldnt be freaked out if youd be subscribed to one of those accounts?

[Deus Ex]

you wouldnt be freaked out if youd be subscribed to one of those accounts?

No
It's not like my political views are based off of who I follow on twitter so why the forget would I care

[Ipquarx]

No
It's not like my political views are based off of who I follow on twitter so why the forget would I care

But there are a lot of people that do, believe it or not
And so for those that did, they now have to deal with the fact that everything on those twitter accounts, which made up the basis of their political beliefs, was professionally made, fabricated misinformation. The implications on this should be pretty clear

[HellHound]

the stability in the middle east seems to have really decreased ever since the fall of the Ottoman Empire. :thinking:

[Køtt]

it's okay to be white

[Master Matthew²]

it's okay to be white

Lol good ol 4chan schemes working like always.

[Deus Ex]

But there are a lot of people that do, believe it or not
And so for those that did, they now have to deal with the fact that everything on those twitter accounts, which made up the basis of their political beliefs, was professionally made, fabricated misinformation. The implications on this should be pretty clear

Sorry but that's not true
People follow others based on THEIR beliefs. They seek validation for what they already think. They don't go looking for fresh new ideas to pick, and if you guys think that's how social media operates you're loving lizards

[Darryl McKoy]

Sorry but that's not true
People follow others based on THEIR beliefs. They seek validation for what they already think. They don't go looking for fresh new ideas to pick, and if you guys think that's how social media operates you're loving lizards

So you're saying peoples' ideas can't develop? They're completely static?

[Deus Ex]

So you're saying peoples' ideas can't develop? They're completely static?

Don't put words in my mouth reptarr

[Darryl McKoy]

Don't put words in my mouth reptarr

Well then your point is just plain wrong. People definitely seek out sources that validate what they already believe, but that isn't static. They will obviously be informed by that source when new agendas are pushed.