I’m seeing a bunch of posts insinuating that this most recent assassination attempt was fake. Why do people think this? I’m out of the loop.
I’m seeing a bunch of posts insinuating that this most recent assassination attempt was fake. Why do people think this? I’m out of the loop.
Why do you think this?
Why is this a bad thing? I’m asking for sources so I can look into it myself and gather more information. This is exactly the sort of behaviour you would expect from someone who is curious, so I don’t understand why you’re doubting my curiosity. And wouldn’t a lot of people providing a lot of sources make your case for a conspiracy stronger? I really don’t understand why you’re taking issue with this.
I’m on your side man, but this is one of the tactics trolls/propaganda bots use. It’s called sealioning if I remember right. The idea is to shut down discussion by shifting the burden to the other side asking for “sources” while contributing nothing to the discussion. Real easy to ask for sources, harder to provide and explain them.
It sucks that this is where we are.
I’m the one who made this post. As of right now it has 159 upvotes and 166 comments. Does that sound like shutting down discussion to you?
Shouldn’t the burden be on the people who are proposing a conspiracy? Regardless, it doesn’t even make sense to talk about a “burden” here (as if asking for a link is that much of a burden). Not everyone is trying to prove a point when asking for a source. Sometimes people just want to look into things further.
Thanks. I know you’re not accusing me of anything but I still felt the need to respond