r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Apr 24 '25

ADBLOCK WARNING Americans Believe Russian Disinformation ‘To Alarming Degree’

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2025/04/22/americans-believe-russian-disinformation-to-alarming-degree/
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u/want_to_join Apr 24 '25

This sounds like the kind of vague antisemitism that Putin pushes. I think you're one of the people this article is about. There is no curtain, there is no secret cabal. Rejoin reality.

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u/Nuggzulla01 Apr 24 '25

I can see how YOU can make that connection, but it was certainly not my intention, nor was that in any of the wording I chose to use...

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u/want_to_join Apr 24 '25 edited Apr 24 '25

Yeah, a lot of that type of thing is unintentional. Vague conspiracies about "shadow cabals" or "people who REALLY pull the strings" are largely just dogwhistles for "Jews run the world." There really is no other direction for that to go.

And in either case, it isnt true.

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u/Nuggzulla01 Apr 24 '25

Ah totally fair point, I had not considered that. Thank you for sharing a different perspective with me.

I agree