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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by tstrimple on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @09:45PM (#25666656)
Sorry, I could have been more clear. It's another Trumpism. He's not saying these crazy things, but he's heard it from many other people. It's another way to promote conspiracy theories with plausible deniability.

For example: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/76278182654903091...

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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by xpe on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @10:23PM (#25666894)
Does this mean we're not going to discuss the 'appeal to popularity' fallacy that is associated with "Many people say so..."? :P
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Re:U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests by xpe on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @10:21PM (#25666884)
I'm torn. On one hand, I wish I got the joke sooner, because I needed a laugh today. On the other, I'm glad I missed the context that would have made the joke clear. Overall, I'm thankful I can read HN comments without hearing Trump's voice reading the words.
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