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Propaganda Debunking

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4. I doubt that most of the comments are from paid people, and even if they are, so what

Reply to OswegoAtheist (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 2, 2012, 09:43 PM

Jun 2012

This is the DEBUNKING PROPAGANDA forum. There is plenty of RW propaganda in the comments sections of news articles. Independents and swing voters see only the RW point of view, and it does make a difference. Just like the liberal dum-dums that pooh-poohed right-wing hate radio as just preaching to the choir, but I can tell you for a fact that it influences in-the-middle and even some left-leaning -- I've seen that in some of my own relatives.

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Battling R.W. Yahoo News article commenters - Financial crisis origins [View all] progree Jun 2012 OP

Simple OswegoAtheist Jun 2012 #1

I doubt that most of the comments are from paid people, and even if they are, so what progree Jun 2012 #4

And if we let some RW morons Speck Tater Jun 2012 #2

The purpose is not to argue with RW'ers but to provide facts for independents, swing voters and libs progree Jun 2012 #3

"There are plenty of independent and swing voters who read the comments" Speck Tater Jun 2012 #7

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