Gang,
I am stumped, and hope someone here can address this. I'm honestly not casting any aspersions... I just want to figure out the process through which some questionable stuff, knowingly created, finds its way here.
How do two seemingly-long-time board members post with the exact same image, conveying the exact same (already addressed & answered) misconception, at the exact same time here?
https://greatawakening.win/p/12hRj5WYyt/the-state-of-the-state-of-the-un/ https://greatawakening.win/p/12hRj5WI44/holy-shirt-boys-and-girls--i-tho/c/
Questions get asked, and answered, and re-asked, and re-answered here all the time. It's a little tiresome, and could definitely be largely remedied by an improved Search function that did more than just search New Post titles, but it is what it is. And, upon searching the Internet for "why is joe biden's state of the union speech listed as unofficial", I've discovered that this answer isn't readily available to the casual searcher. So I have no problem with this underlying question. So much weird stuff in DC, and it's great when we can collective answer some of it. ?
My real questions are:
- How would two different people end up with same image, and the same misconception, and be compelled to post it at the same time?
- What's the source of this stuff? Is there some mailing list, twitter feed, Telegramph thingy that folks belong to, which knowingly pumps this out and that well-meaning folks then breathlessly bring here?
If there is an external source that is creating material (yes, it's just a screenshot with "Unofficial" highlighted, but it logically had to have been created by someone other than the two posters) to spread distracting disinfo... that's really not a trustworthy source to be following.
This certainly isn't the first time I've seen this phenomenon, of disinfo-perpetuating images showing up hear near-simultaneously. It's just the first time I've bothered to ask. (And yes, I directly asked the two OPs where this image came from... I just haven't heard back from either yet. And neither cited the source of the marked-up screenshot image in their posts.)
Ok, well, I just got the answer:
And it is: conspiracies.win ?
( https://conspiracies.win/p/12hRj5WI89/holy-shirt-boys-and-girls-i-thou/c/ )
I don't spend time over there... and this, frankly, is why.
From all I've seen, that group truly believes EVERYTHING IS A CONSPIRACY... and thus, discretion is perversely not a virtue, but rather just another malign manifestation of yet another conspiracy, using "gatekeeping" to prevent them from sharing "the real truth".
Ok, I don't really want to start an unnecessary row here, because I imagine this site has a lot of cross-travelers with conspiracies.win. But I really gotta say just this:
Folks, I'd humbly commend you to exercise greater skepticism over what you "discover" over there, and please, I ask you to employ discretion on what hot takes from over there you see fit to drag onto this board. I'd like to think we have not just a more defined focus, but significantly higher standards as well.
Still a great observation on your part. There is no doubt that shills may accidentally reveal info if they're sloppy in their approach.
As an example, the way the media uses the same terminology and themes amplifies the strength of the signal, but makes it obvious that it is a coordinated message, rather than a result of independent journalism.
No doubt.
You have a great perspective.
It just is a) not really my bag, and b) a mindset that I don't think is particularly beneficial to the Q-based effort, to say the least.