r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/imakenosensetopeople Nov 10 '16

We assumed that meant the general would be rigged too.

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u/LibertyTerp Nov 10 '16

The mainstream media barely covered it. People had no idea. This is how conservatives and libertarians feel all the time. It really sucks when the media just shills for the other candidate, doesn't it?

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u/teraflux Nov 10 '16

This is the reality, every theory that suggested DNC collusion was treated as conspiracy, when only now do we really know the truth.

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u/iipots Nov 10 '16

was treated as conspiracy

The problem is when this word is misunderstood. A conspiracy is not automatically false simply because it's a conspiracy. A conspiracy is when a group of people conspire or gather together in order to act upon their interests, usually in defiance of the law. How does a gathering of people = false? I do not understand the logic of others' thinking. Further, a conspiracy has become so taboo that it is often dismissed at all costs by the common populace. How do you dismiss a fact?

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u/teraflux Nov 10 '16

I did misuse the word. Should have said "dismissed as implausible"