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Cowbee’s “evidence” is a poll about people’s perceptions about the government.
The best way to counter Cowbee is just point out their ridiculous sources and ask them to use a neutral one
The best way to counter spreaders of authoritarian propaganda is to not. They’re not being sincere. They never discuss in good faith. Just don’t engage and call their problematic behavior out elsewhere, so you can maybe keep a third party from falling down the propaganda hole. Doesn’t even matter whether they pretend to be leftists or are fascists, the tactics are the same.
Most people don’t actually read the sources used in internet arguments
But they’ll just say that your neutral sources are NATO propaganda fronts?
Yeah, they always do that. But fortunately western media is usually quite transparent about how they operate, see this thread as an example: https://sh.itjust.works/post/47088577/21307840
just argue with common sense because they have to rely on conspiracy
Common sense arguments are downvoted to hell while you receive snark replies about your level of intelligence, saying you’ve been brainwashed. It’s a sinking ship.
In my limited experience, they tend to double down further, they seem to have chosen to not recognize the real world…
Public sentiment is easy to rally when speaking out means punishment.
Not that I expect the poll is genuine to begin with.
It’s as accurate as the sentiment illegal immigrant is ruining america and portland is war torn.
Cowbee is speaking bullshit as usual.
Cowbee is a true moron. I blocked them long ago