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bucolic_frolic

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8. Ask them to answer double-barrel questions that defy answer

Reply to rainin (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 21, 2022, 08:24 AM

Oct 2022

together or separately, distort their sense of time, tell them we're 5 years past TDFG now get over it, ask them the same questions why why why, just insinuate they are stupid, refuse to engage on their terms. These are psychological techniques. It's what the troll farms as you mention, did to America in 2016.

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So my wife pointed out a video of mastriaNO [View all] Duncanpup Oct 2022 OP

I saw the video, gab13by13 Oct 2022 #1

Yes. Duncanpup Oct 2022 #2

It's some kind of mass psychosis bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #3

I like this idea a lot jmbar2 Oct 2022 #4

Gaslight and destabilize the narcissists with cognitive distortions to melt their sense of reality bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #5

I've thought of this a lot. The only problem is we don't have well-funded troll farms n/t rainin Oct 2022 #7

Ask them to answer double-barrel questions that defy answer bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #8

I love how you think. Whenever this has been done, it's been an organized effort backed by rainin Oct 2022 #16

Double-barrel just means two sided - two questions paired together bucolic_frolic Oct 2022 #19

Kordan Klepper is a pro at it. multigraincracker Oct 2022 #13

No, we need to shut down the sources of hate disinformation vlyons Oct 2022 #18

This! FakeNoose Oct 2022 #20

Without a vision the people perish..or see conspiracies everywhere delisen Oct 2022 #6

Very true. An overall vision or theme that people can relate to. wnylib Oct 2022 #9

Pennsylvanian here, specifically Butler County resident Joe Cool Oct 2022 #12

Lebanon county here, seeing no signs here at all. Butterflylady Oct 2022 #15

Good to know. wnylib Oct 2022 #17

Its had an effect Cosmocat Oct 2022 #21

Well, I hope that Fetterman and Shapiro can wnylib Oct 2022 #23

Can the Philadelphia Childrens Hospital sue for defamation? halfulglas Oct 2022 #10

Corporations are people, my friend. gab13by13 Oct 2022 #11

I think that sometimes they know it is BS PatSeg Oct 2022 #14

spot on Cosmocat Oct 2022 #22