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Re:How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addict... by bduerst on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @02:10PM (#14806482)
I don't think OP has said "these people are evil".

It's understandable that people who post in the_donald are heavily biased and even think they are doing the right thing.

This American Life had a podcast where they interviewed these people at the DeploraBall, and one of them even said that he "Memed Donald Trump into the presidency". For some it seems this is part of their identity.

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Re:How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addict... by traverseda on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @06:54PM (#14808713)
True, but that kind of dehumanization doesn't help anything, and I don't think it's a very good explanation of the problem.
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Re:How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addict... by bduerst on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @08:24PM (#14809134)
What do you mean by dehumanization? How is that happening?
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