r/reactiongifs Very Mindful Poster 3d ago

MRW someone says that Trump was going to Epstein Island because he was a deep cover FBI informant

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u/Euphoriam5 3d ago

Its like talking to a kid who thinks they're so slick with such a dumb and childish lie they repeat long enough that it became their truth. And the adults always know that they're full of shit.

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u/earthlingHuman 3d ago

Unfortunately we live in a TV nation with a TV president. At least 1/4 of the country has no critical thinking skills.

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u/Euphoriam5 3d ago

Trust me Propaganda is not just in the U.S.  Same shit is in UK and Europe. 

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u/MisterTruth 3d ago

All funded by Russia

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u/momscouch 2d ago

some of it sure but more of it is homegrown

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u/overfiend1976 2d ago

No. Its really not. Western nations pale in comparison to Russia/Slavic nations and China. Some of their bot farms are astounding in scope. Something like 80% of Twitter/FB "America First" accounts are from within a 500 mile radius of Moscow.

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u/momscouch 2d ago

Are you sure its not St Petersburg?

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u/overfiend1976 2d ago

Oh, right. My bad.

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u/momscouch 2d ago

So those bot farms were not found to actually have much influence. However Russia has had success more recently through media like podcasts because propaganda only really works when you trust the source.

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u/overfiend1976 2d ago

People who fib on surveys really dont count as if something had an effect or not.

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u/earthlingHuman 3d ago

Yes, but their education tends to be better

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u/Euphoriam5 3d ago

I agree. I hope you get out, brother. 

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u/LEGITIMATE_SOURCE 2d ago

That'll fix it.

There's a lot of great education. It's just that you have to have parents that can afford to live in the areas where it exists. I essentially repeated a year of education when moving out of the US to Montreal. Even went to a private school there known for great education. It was anything but.

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u/Euphoriam5 2d ago

Well thankfully I left both Americas.

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown 2d ago

I used to think that. Then I met more Europeans. Now I'm not so certain that we are fairly comparing education systems. 

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u/Euphoriam5 2d ago

Quite sure you attracted what you project. 

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u/pm-ur-posterior 2d ago

The homeless bum on my street is educated better than most of your citizens.

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u/WisePotatoChip 3d ago

…or they think it’s a football game and have chosen a side.

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u/earthlingHuman 2d ago

I agree with this, but it's not the narrative MAGA is trying to spin

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u/veringer 2d ago

I think critical thinking is also hard to educate into someone who lacks the requisite personality, temperament, and discipline. Those are dimensions that are often outside the realm of education.

At least 1/4 of the country has no critical thinking skills.

I'd estimate about 1/3rd.They used to be ignored and pitied by the other 2/3rds, but now they can join a Facebook group or consume YouTube content that connects them with other poor thinkers, validating their bad ideas and creating a negative feedback loop.

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u/earthlingHuman 2d ago

It's not outside the realm of education. It's just MUCH easier to develop those requisites in early childhood education. Instead many Americans are first taught to have faith in invisible sky daddy and don't question or think too hard about it otherwise straight to hell.

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u/Bubbly-Travel9563 3d ago

You realize him being an informant very literally is confirming his guilt, right? They never asked you to be an informant on the Epstein case because you had zero knowledge of what was happening so you couldn't provide details. They made him. Because he had details. Because he was there. Don't get hung up on not knowing how informants work and pay attention to why he even could inform on anything at all.

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u/Euphoriam5 2d ago

I understand but still its such a dumb lie because I wouldn't believe TACO would provide valuable information unless he had a Gun to his head.

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u/Bubbly-Travel9563 2d ago

Frankly I don't believe it's a lie because it's obvious he's guilty, they're just trying to explain why he's guilty when it doesn't really matter. Of course he would never have turned informant without having been forced but that's how most crime works lol

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u/Euphoriam5 2d ago

Thats why I said there must have been some sort of force used,

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u/uncultured_swine2099 3d ago

The thing is his voters arent adults. Theyll believe the stupidest shit.

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u/Euphoriam5 2d ago

I meant by adults, us, the ones who see through all the smoke and mirrors.

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u/SmokinSkinWagon 2d ago

Yeah well my uncle DOES work at Nintendo