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Re:92 of top 500 subreddits controlled by same 5 people by tasty_freeze on Friday May 15, 2020 @04:53PM (#23197251)
Saying that the US intelligence does these things in not way refutes the point I was making. "Your honor, yes, I'm covered in exploding ink-pack stains, but Bonnie and Clyde have stolen from lots of banks."

What aren't you willing to dismiss by invoking the magic words "conspiracy theory?" Is this just a joke?

https://intelligence.house.gov/social-media-content/

Reddit, along with twitter and Facebook, were hugely influential in the election, if you you think it is "bloody funny."

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Re:92 of top 500 subreddits controlled by same 5 people by scottlocklin on Friday May 15, 2020 @10:05PM (#23199827)
>What aren't you willing to dismiss by invoking the magic words "conspiracy theory?" Is this just a joke?

Lol, well, I'm definitely willing to dismiss the idea that reddit, twitter and facebook are why Trump is president if that's what you mean. I suppose Obama won the 2008 election because of some dank memes posted in 4chan, and Bush won in 2000 because of funny things some weeb posted on Usenet.

As far as why people continue to say it: as I said, it's projection. The US has done 1000x worse than whatever imagined ridiculously effective Reddit posts the Rooskies have done. The fact that adult humans with day jobs who are somehow able to feed themselves without choking to death on their tongues are able to believe in such nonsense will never ever cease to amuse me.

If you actually believe such things, you really need to learn how to count.

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