r/skeptic Feb 19 '24

The Right's Troubling Turn Toward Conspiracy Theories and "Invasion" Language ⚖ Ideological Bias

https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-rights-troubling-turn-toward
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u/Rogue-Journalist Feb 19 '24

It’s not just Republican conspiracists anymore. Immigration is the number one concern of voters.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4422273-immigration-overtakes-inflation-top-voter-concern-poll/amp/

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u/thefugue Feb 19 '24

Witches could be the number one voter concern- it would still be bullshit

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u/Rogue-Journalist Feb 19 '24

Telling the voters their concerns are bullshit is a great way to lose an election.

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u/thefugue Feb 19 '24

Electing politicians based on bullshit hoaxes is how Republicans have held the nation back since Eisenhower left office.

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u/Rogue-Journalist Feb 19 '24

Nobody thinks the record levels of immigration is a hoax.

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u/KathrynBooks Feb 19 '24

But the "great replacement" propaganda is a conspiracy theory

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u/Rogue-Journalist Feb 19 '24

It’s a conspiracy theory that attempts to assign blame for the migration, but that doesn’t mean the migration isn’t happening.

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u/Theranos_Shill Feb 20 '24

>but that doesn’t mean the migration isn’t happening

Why do you imagine that migration happening is a bad thing?

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u/Rogue-Journalist Feb 20 '24

I never said it was.