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Politics 101: Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers. And infinitely more so, don't believe everything you read on the internet.
by Jim Robinson

Posted on 12/30/2021 9:00:07 AM PST by Jim Robinson

From our things you should've learned in school dept:

Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers. And infinitely more so, don't believe everything you read on the internet. Especially stuff you find on conspiracy sites or blog sites.


TOPICS: Free Republic; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: freerepublic; q; qanon; qthread
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1 posted on 12/30/2021 9:00:07 AM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson

God bless you for saying that!


2 posted on 12/30/2021 9:01:57 AM PST by Artemis Webb (Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
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To: Artemis Webb

Amen


3 posted on 12/30/2021 9:02:12 AM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Jim Robinson

Sage advise.

Happy New Year!


4 posted on 12/30/2021 9:02:39 AM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Jim Robinson

People are inherently gullible.
Good advice.


5 posted on 12/30/2021 9:02:48 AM PST by cranked
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6 posted on 12/30/2021 9:03:42 AM PST by Gunslingr3
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To: Jim Robinson

You mean Q’s not real??!!!

... ducking ...


7 posted on 12/30/2021 9:04:21 AM PST by sauropod (Resident Bidet. A confused old man at the wrong bus stop.)
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To: Jim Robinson

The more someone wants to believe something, the more desperate they become to seek out validating sources.

Personally, I have always found the conspiracy genre entertaining. However, I have never treated conspiracy theories with anything but strong skepticism.


8 posted on 12/30/2021 9:04:36 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Jim Robinson

I’d replace the word “everything” with “anything”.


9 posted on 12/30/2021 9:07:12 AM PST by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: C210N

Great point.


10 posted on 12/30/2021 9:09:05 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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To: Jim Robinson
My wife started watching YouTube 2 years ago, I warned 90% of the content is wrong.

Today, if anything, it's more.

11 posted on 12/30/2021 9:11:14 AM PST by AU72
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There an entire industry set up to disseminate false info to all major social sites. Largely funded by America’s enemies. Cina, Rissi, Iran, NK, all have major programs to do it. And unfortunately, they work.

There is no shortage of willing dupes.


12 posted on 12/30/2021 9:11:21 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now! Desantis 2024!!!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Like Mark Twain (the real one) said: “If you don’t read the newspapers you are uninformed. If you do read the newspapers you are misinformed” - that goes for the internet too.


13 posted on 12/30/2021 9:12:43 AM PST by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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I don’t believe this post. Does that mean I should believe everything else on the Internet? I’m so confused…


14 posted on 12/30/2021 9:13:59 AM PST by JusPasenThru (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: Jim Robinson

The MSM controls the narrative by what they don’t report. Alt sites try to expose the hidden, some get off-base. IMO, there is more untruth on the MSM than Alt sites.


15 posted on 12/30/2021 9:14:23 AM PST by Rennes Templar (Come back, President Trump.)
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To: sauropod

Touche!


16 posted on 12/30/2021 9:14:34 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Jim Robinson
There are far too many conspiracy theorists frequenting FR these days.
17 posted on 12/30/2021 9:15:23 AM PST by bella1 (DeSantis 2024)
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To: Jim Robinson

I look for the common thread to at least find a consistency. Lots of things that were labeled conspiracy theory or Q droppings a year ago aren’t so far “out there” now.


18 posted on 12/30/2021 9:16:10 AM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

Russia Russia Russia

COVID COVID COVID

Cleanest election ever

Insurrection

Epstein killed himself


19 posted on 12/30/2021 9:16:47 AM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: Jim Robinson

Wait....what?


20 posted on 12/30/2021 9:16:50 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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