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Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by leftwinger on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @05:23PM (#25921761)
I am a far leftist who runs a 500+ liked antifa page. I also only see the body armor ads.
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by xorx on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @06:09PM (#25922124)
Pretty much this. I highly suspect this is just a matter of advertising chasing ROI.

Firearms, ammunition (if you can even find it), plate carriers, plates, optics, NVGs, holsters - all of it is selling for at least 200% what it was one year ago right now. Everyone running ad campaigns is seeing ROI > 3 and dramatically increasing spend.

Once bids rise to the point that ROI is normalized, we'll see less of this.

Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by JulianMorrison on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @05:49PM (#25921970)
So basically Facebook is like, you and you, fight! Also buy our weapons.
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by bobthepanda on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @06:09PM (#25922125)
probably what's more likely is that with a democrat president, gun companies are pouring money into ads to really juice up already high sales.

(generally speaking, people rush to buy guns whenever the specter of gun control comes up, because they think that'll be the last chance they get.)

Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by rootusrootus on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @06:37PM (#25922355)
> people rush to buy guns whenever the specter of gun control comes up

And it's mostly in their head. The right was fired up for eight long years driving up the price of guns and ammo while Obama was president, meanwhile he never made even a token effort at gun control.

Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by CompanionCuuube on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:29AM (#25929358)
> he never made even a token effort at gun control.

That's not actually true, there are incidents like the ammo import ban to automatically prohibiting elderly people receiving financial assistance.

The fact that the gun control you were expecting didn't happen doesn't mean that none did.

Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by handedness on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @06:11PM (#25922142)
A balance-of-power strategy's effectiveness is not limited to foreign populations.
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by tomcam on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @06:55PM (#25922501)
Would you mind revealing that page? I am on the opposite end of the political spectrum but I hold great value in people who are honest about what they are and I’m always reevaluating my positions.

I’m not trying to put you on the spot. Feel free to ignore this message.

Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by tmpz22 on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @07:01PM (#25922541)
What exactly is the opposite side of an anti-fascist facebook page?
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by missedthecue on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @07:16PM (#25922650)
A far right Facebook page? Not very complex to work out what he means?
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by seamyb88 on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @07:30PM (#25922745)
I must say, your name is apt!
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by missedthecue on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @07:36PM (#25922802)
You're very clever
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by nyolfen on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @07:27PM (#25922728)
autozone apparently
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Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by pii on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @10:16PM (#25923820)
"no I'm the victim, not the <xyz group of people who identify politically the same way as me are actively oppressing>"
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by meowface on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:27AM (#25924650)
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Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by pii on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @04:33AM (#25926099)
Lol yep
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by CompanionCuuube on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:32AM (#25929400)
woosh
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by pii on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @02:06PM (#25932387)
I can't agree?
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by CompanionCuuube on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:07PM (#25936053)
I guess you can agree with a meta-satire of your comment.
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by King-Aaron on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @07:22PM (#25922692)
I think we know the answer already
Re:Facebook is bombarding rightwing users with combat gear a... by nickpinkston on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @05:50PM (#25921977)
Interesting - can anyone else confirm this?