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This is one sample visit to the conservative subreddit. It's an appalling example of the impact of disinformation. When you need to be reminded of who the enemy is and what they think, visit here. You will see that there is no gratitude or mutual respect, and there never was. There was never any concept of mutual benefit. And now, with Trump leading the cult, there truly is no depth to which they won't go, and no decisions from Trump that won't be retroactively justified.

These people are dangerous, and they don't give a shit about any alliances, friendship or partnership. And they control the levers of power.

Edit to add a screenshot. Not sure how to add more, but it doesn't get any better as you go deeper. What's clear is that this relationship is over, and we need to move on.

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[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 130 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is what happens when you have unchecked disinformation.

Let's prevent that from happening by not spreading American owned media pretending to be Canadian, that infiltrates Canadian culture and politics.

[–] Habahnow@sh.itjust.works 25 points 5 days ago

For real. The issues occurring in the US are various, but the vast spreading of disinformation in the US is crippling. Don't let unchecked lobbying (aka bribing of politicians) occur in your country, don't let "news organizations" spread false realities.

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[–] wieson@feddit.org 76 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is actually classic fascist playbook:

  • We are the strongest
  • But also - o no - we are under attack from all sides, everyone is against us
[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I hope they skip ahead to the last chapter, the kys-in-a-bunker section specifically.

[–] epicstove@lemmy.ca 17 points 5 days ago

If they're gonna play follow the leader they should play it right.

[–] nectar45@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Seriously why hasnt reddit banned that subreddit yet? Is not like they ARENT ban happy in other areas!

But I guess fucking fascism is A-OK!!

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Because it generates interaction and user count. Money before country.

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 70 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That’s not America that’s r/conservative

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 36 points 5 days ago

So what the people in charge of America are telling the fascists to think.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 49 points 5 days ago (8 children)

They all look like bot accounts with AI generated content.

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Many of them are, but sadly, many of them are actual people that are just that fucking brainwashed.

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[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 17 points 5 days ago

Would it surprise anyone if it was a Russian run subreddit. Heard moderation is heavy handed to quickly snuff out dissent with people having their conservative flairs taken away if they dare question dear leader who drinks the sun and eats the sky.

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[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 45 points 5 days ago (1 children)

1.1k effective downvotes in r/Conservative, that’s amazing even for explicit libtard comments. If that sub isn’t swallowing your Drumpf Deitification, you’re really and utterly stone bonkers.

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 45 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Lmao.

"My act of war is not an act of war. Your response to it is!!!" - Trump Sheep #15674

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Funny, it's exactly what Putin said about Ukraine. That and "It's not a real country," which Elon Musk recently said of Canada.

[–] gabbath@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Given the crap you can read on the White House website nowadays, I'm questioning more whether America is a real country, because it feels more like three fascist oligarchs in a trenchcoat.

[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 14 points 4 days ago

I mean, it tracks with their view of the Ukraine situation as well.

It also tracks with the general conservative mindset that the "in group" is protected by laws, but not beholden to them; while the "out group" is beholden to laws, but not protected by them.

Which all tracks with having the mindset of a toddler, free of any shred of empathy, where, until proven otherwise every other person in existence is by default just an NPC without agency or self-determination.

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[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 41 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Conservative voters are the dumbest fucking things, I swear. They go on about patriotism, yet want nothing more than to watch the downfall of their countries. Pathetic.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 22 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Conservative voters are the dumbest fucking things, I swear.

I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally Conservative

  • John Stuart Mill
[–] imvii@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As a Canadian, I read that conservative reply and just think "Holy shit is this a dumb fucking American."

I'm really glad that these are the types of Americans that don't cross the border because that means leaving their emotional support gun at home.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago (3 children)

As a Canadian, you realize that we have Maga dipshits up here, and that members of the Canadian conservative governments have been seen sporting MAGA hats? And that the candidate for the federal Conservates was out there supporting the Dipshit trucker convoy? And that he has also suggested ditching CAD for bitcoin?

Our cons are fucking dumb as fuck just like the rest, and we have people stupid enough to want to vote them in. And thanks to FPTP and 3 parties, they often stand the best chance of winning because the right don't have anybody to split the vote like the left does.

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[–] OneBigSpud@lemm.ee 38 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Their edit is one of the stupidest things I have read in a minute. Everything about it is like an amateurs first attempt at international relations, but the only book they had on hand is “Learn Your ABCs”.

“Technically an act of war!! Concerning!! Fentanyl!! Just want Canada to be safe for trade!!” It’s just word vomit; it has no base in reality.

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Especialy since drugs flow from us into canada. USA is literally russia at this point: everything they baselessly accuse others of doing they are guilty of.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

USA is literally russia at this point

In more ways than one. DOGE leadership is pulling directly from the post Soviet public sector chop up under Yeltsin

Americans are doing to themselves what we did to Eastern Europe thirty years ago.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 35 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Its funny seeing this stuff in r/conservative getting down voted as hell.

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[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago

Wow, so glad this brave American here could teach me so much about my own country. Let me just call up my drug dealing ~~prime minister~~ governor and demand that he fix Canada immediately lest we face more punishment from Poppa Cheeseball. Thank you r/conservative, I'd be so lost without you proper Americans leading the way.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 31 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Wouldn’t be surprised if this was Made in St. Petersburg™️. And American ‘conservatives’ just lapping it up

[–] freeman@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The talking points might be, that supremacist US attitude is not. It's been there for decades.

Its not the Russians or Trump there is big part of the US that is hostile to anybody but their, imagined, version of America and places no real value on others even allies.

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That subreddit is nothing more than an echo chamber. If you express an even slightly reasonable view, you get banned.

The only way for dissenting opinions to be expressed is with the downvote button, and even then most reasonable people avoid going there because it's so frustrating to read.

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[–] anachronist@midwest.social 25 points 4 days ago

r/Conservative are like the lambs from Animal Farm.

[–] IslandLife@lemmy.ca 24 points 5 days ago

Lol, I've literally never seen that many downvotes. What a toxic sub though.

[–] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I used to read it to see what conservatives were thinking. There used to be actual discourse in the comments about policy positions. It's now nothing more than brainrot and Russian trolls.

[–] match@pawb.social 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Has anyone found the secret spot where conservatives act normal and explain their reasoning? Please don't make me install nextdoor

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[–] witnessbolt@lemm.ee 20 points 4 days ago

They are absolute traitors. I'm so sorry, Canada

[–] hydration9806@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I'm confused. The screenshot you shared just has two idiots sharing stupid opinions and 1.1 thousand/389 people (likely from the same subreddit) disagreeing with them.

I'm not saying the conservative subreddit isn't unhinged, but this feels pretty cherry picked.

Maybe share a photo of the most upvoted comments for a better reference?

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[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

Remember when conservatives claimed that liberals would screech about "current thing"? Always projection.

[–] crapwittyname@lemm.ee 18 points 5 days ago (6 children)

James O'Brien isn't my favourite talking head, but I do like his idea of having contempt for the conmen and compassion for the conned. These people have swallowed a lot of big lies and the fault is with the liars.

[–] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I agree that someone conned deserves compassion. You got tricked into sending someone money? Im sorry, even if it was dumb of you, im angry at the scammer.

But when you get scammed and the person who scammed you says theyre using your money for atrocious hateful acts, say making someones existence illegal, and you double down and say "well actually theyre right let me send more money, " you do not have any sympathy from me.

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[–] spinhoser@lemmy.ca 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It has been interesting to see "Canadian Conservatives", some of them top commenters, get viciously turned on by /r/conservative while lamenting about how this is hurting PP and the Conservatives movement in Canada.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 18 points 5 days ago

turns out an ideology that ignores real problems and always seeks out groups to villainize isn't a good way to make long term friends

[–] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 5 days ago

Sometimes, I wish I didn't have eyes... This is one of those times.

Jesus fucking christ. Like, if I typed that shit, I'd hope someone would put me in a fucking psych ward, stat. People need some fucking help.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 16 points 5 days ago

I'm closer on the Mexican side of the country, but I'm gonna really miss having friendly neighbors. Sorry we've been so shitty lately to our northern and southern friends.

[–] Spookyghost@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago

Cesspool, the question is what % are bots.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, a trade war with Canada is easy to win for the US

A trade war with Canada and Mexico is a bit tougher, the two biggest trading partners, pretty much

Mexico, Canada and China is tough

Mexico l, China, Canada, and the EU? You're fucked US

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The problem is that we no longer agree on what reality is with Trump sycophants. For them lies are truth, night is day, less then 1% of fentanyl is a national emergency, etc even when presented with facts and objectivity. It’s legit terrifying and I don’t know how to fix it. I don’t know how our politicans are able to deal with people they can’t share reality with. Canada’s going to bear the brunt of US delusion and unreality.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

0.2% of fentanyl inflow and 1.5% of migrants come via Canada. Both those justifications are just propaganda designed to manufacture consent for further pressure to push Canada to allow more influence by the malign forces that have pervaded the US. It's just the next step by oligarchs.

[–] Delvin4519@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Kinda wild. I really gotta leave and get out of this pile of a dumpster fire I'm in, and head to Canada or someplace. This screenshot is just insane. I have no words for what I'm seeing here in this screenshot.

Glad I no longer post to reddit anymore. May go ahead with a essentially full block of reddit and essentially all of Big TV outright at some point. I've thought about cutting off Big TV completely; as hearing from American news media has been driving me on the verge of outright mental insanity, but now seeing this tonight, it seems like I gotta cut Big TV outright.

I've never been so thankful and glad to be on Lemmy and Mastodon for this wild ride since the start. I'm realizing just how dire it is out there. Having to get this off my chest with nowhere to vent to. Now I just need to find a Lemmy community or something that helps with people coping with this insanity, because I might need to hide this community again otherwise for my sanity. I already had most of the news and politics communities hidden on Lemmy to manage the flow of insanity, but went back and forth on this one this week.

[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 days ago

So wrong yet so smug

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