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    Doctor Phibes
    wrote on 16 May 2020, 14:04 last edited by
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    The people I've seen linking to the Plandemic stuff aren't stupid. Clearly gullible, but they're basically responding very quickly, without thinking it through, to something they've seen.

    And I'm not laughing, either. I engaged with one, and she thanked me for the discussion.

    I was only joking

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      Mik
      wrote on 16 May 2020, 14:10 last edited by
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      I had a 'conversation' with a lifelong friend on FB about a bullshit post that shows Obama saying something about the average citizen is too smallminded to govern themselves so must surrender to all powerful government. He did say the words, but as an indication of what he was against, but it was edited to make it appear bad and people are buying it.

      I said it was untrue, that what he was actually saying was the opposite, for which I was roundly condemned. He obviously said it and that was that. How could I know any different. I said because I watched the speech IN CONTEXT, not just the cut. Honestly, people are eager to believe what they want to believe. But if 'Republicans' post crap like that how can they complain about fake news?

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        Doctor Phibes
        wrote on 16 May 2020, 14:18 last edited by Doctor Phibes
        #15

        Both sides have more than their fair share of people who only ever hear what they want to hear. I'm sure we've all been guilty of it on occasion, but for some people it seems to be a calling.

        I was only joking

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          16 May 2020, 13:59

          @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

          My knee is the smartest part of my body and it is a very quick thinker. It seems to "jerk" from your slower frame of reference but its reactions are well-considered.

          And wrong, in this instance.

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          Horace
          wrote on 16 May 2020, 14:32 last edited by
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          @Doctor-Phibes said in Summing up the Gates haters:

          @Horace said in Summing up the Gates haters:

          My knee is the smartest part of my body and it is a very quick thinker. It seems to "jerk" from your slower frame of reference but its reactions are well-considered.

          And wrong, in this instance.

          Duly noted that the Truth is that people thinking Gates is a child murdering anti-christ is Common, with the proof being what Phibes saw on Facebook.

          Education is extremely important.

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 16 May 2020, 14:45 last edited by Doctor Phibes
            #17

            I'm just talking about my own experience. YMMV. If you live in California, "The Craziest Happiest Place on Earth (TM)", it probably will.

            I'm not really a big believer in Truth.

            I was only joking

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              Mik
              wrote on 16 May 2020, 14:57 last edited by
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              I'm not a big believer in conspiracies.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                Loki
                wrote on 16 May 2020, 15:02 last edited by Loki
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                How is the Bill Gates you tube any more stupid than Trump wanting people to inject bleach? You have to look at the existence of both to understand why. You can’t get mad at only one, so if you do you may be feeding the other.

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                  xenon
                  wrote on 16 May 2020, 15:10 last edited by
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                  One is based on an incomplete or biased interpretation of Trump’s idiotic comments.

                  The other one is based on... nothing at all...

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                    16 May 2020, 15:10

                    One is based on an incomplete or biased interpretation of Trump’s idiotic comments.

                    The other one is based on... nothing at all...

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                    Loki
                    wrote on 16 May 2020, 15:29 last edited by
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                    @xenon said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                    One is based on an incomplete or biased interpretation of Trump’s idiotic comments.

                    The other one is based on... nothing at all...

                    They are both equally idiotic but look at your rationalization. One is okay and the other isn’t. Sure.

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                      16 May 2020, 15:29

                      @xenon said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                      One is based on an incomplete or biased interpretation of Trump’s idiotic comments.

                      The other one is based on... nothing at all...

                      They are both equally idiotic but look at your rationalization. One is okay and the other isn’t. Sure.

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                      xenon
                      wrote on 16 May 2020, 15:34 last edited by xenon
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                      @Loki i guess my definition of “ok” is interpreting things with incomplete info or bias.

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                        16 May 2020, 15:34

                        @Loki i guess my definition of “ok” is interpreting things with incomplete info or bias.

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                        Loki
                        wrote on 16 May 2020, 15:45 last edited by Loki
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                        @xenon said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                        @Loki i guess my definition of “ok” is interpreting things with incomplete info or bias.

                        And my definition of not okay is stupid is stupid. You tolerate and advance stupidity one way and you can expect it to come back and proliferate in other ways. I am simply saying those appalled by the stupidity of the Gates thing should study their own possible contribution to the advancement of stupidity in society.

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                          xenon
                          wrote on 16 May 2020, 15:50 last edited by xenon
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                          The Trump thing is a bad example because some people took a thing that was already stupid and pushed it further to be even stupider.

                          It was already stupid, it didn’t need additional fake stupid seasoning salt.

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                            16 May 2020, 15:45

                            @xenon said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                            @Loki i guess my definition of “ok” is interpreting things with incomplete info or bias.

                            And my definition of not okay is stupid is stupid. You tolerate and advance stupidity one way and you can expect it to come back and proliferate in other ways. I am simply saying those appalled by the stupidity of the Gates thing should study their own possible contribution to the advancement of stupidity in society.

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                            Aqua Letifer
                            wrote on 16 May 2020, 19:17 last edited by
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                            @Loki said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                            @xenon said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                            @Loki i guess my definition of “ok” is interpreting things with incomplete info or bias.

                            And my definition of not okay is stupid is stupid. You tolerate and advance stupidity one way and you can expect it to come back and proliferate in other ways. I am simply saying those appalled by the stupidity of the Gates thing should study their own possible contribution to the advancement of stupidity in society.

                            Tu quoque is a tired and unsound internet argument. Always has been.

                            Please love yourself.

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                              16 May 2020, 19:17

                              @Loki said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              @xenon said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              @Loki i guess my definition of “ok” is interpreting things with incomplete info or bias.

                              And my definition of not okay is stupid is stupid. You tolerate and advance stupidity one way and you can expect it to come back and proliferate in other ways. I am simply saying those appalled by the stupidity of the Gates thing should study their own possible contribution to the advancement of stupidity in society.

                              Tu quoque is a tired and unsound internet argument. Always has been.

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                              Loki
                              wrote on 16 May 2020, 19:49 last edited by
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                              @Aqua-Letifer said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              @Loki said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              @xenon said in Summing up the Gates haters:

                              @Loki i guess my definition of “ok” is interpreting things with incomplete info or bias.

                              And my definition of not okay is stupid is stupid. You tolerate and advance stupidity one way and you can expect it to come back and proliferate in other ways. I am simply saying those appalled by the stupidity of the Gates thing should study their own possible contribution to the advancement of stupidity in society.

                              Tu quoque is a tired and unsound internet argument. Always has been.

                              That’s fine. So we are to be alarmed at a fringe Gates conspiracy theory but take seriously that injecting with bleach is what was meant and rational people might do I’ll just put in the hilarious bucket.

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                                Aqua Letifer
                                wrote on 16 May 2020, 19:52 last edited by
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                                And again, terrible false equivalence. Trump actually said his thing. We can argue what he meant but only after we acknowledge that you're saying misinterpretation and just completely making shit up are identical.

                                Please love yourself.

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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 16 May 2020, 19:54 last edited by
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                                  No, I have to disagree. What Trump said and how it was presented and interpreted meet my criteria for made up shit too.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 17 May 2020, 04:04 last edited by
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                                    Seen on twitter:

                                    Counterpoint: Windows Vista.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      Axtremus
                                      wrote on 24 May 2020, 02:06 last edited by
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                                      https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/opinion/bill-gates-coronavirus.html

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                                        Doctor Phibes
                                        wrote on 24 May 2020, 02:09 last edited by
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                                        NYT: "Bill Gates Is the Most Interesting Man in the World"

                                        Cue another Twitter rant about the failing NYT 😀

                                        I was only joking

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                                          Larry
                                          wrote on 24 May 2020, 02:37 last edited by Larry
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                                          Its time you "clorox" guys gave it a rest. If you actually believe that Trump meant you could inject bleach into your body then you are the dumbass, not Trump. Everyone misspeaks occasionally. It is an utter fool who keeps harping it.

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