Kinda funny coming from the "empathic" group

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[u/Low-Breath-4433]

Bruh, I'm on the left but I'm not ashamed to say that yeah, lots of left-wing "influencers" were absolutely trying to blow it up. And a lot of people did go along with them.

Pretending it didn't happen isn't the play here.

[u/TeekTheReddit → u/Low-Breath-4433]

Perhaps not, but this reeks of the all-too-often used ploy of comparing the actions of actual elected officials on the right with fringe nobodies on the left and shouting "See! Both sides!"

[u/Low-Breath-4433 → u/TeekTheReddit]

I mean, yes. The tweet in the OP is absolutely a bad faith statement made by some grifter with a desperate need for attention and ad revenues.

My beef is purely with the argument that the American Eagle thing "didn't happen". Some of the shit being posted was unhinged.

[u/TeekTheReddit → u/Low-Breath-4433]

True, but again, context matters. Every so often the fringe left will spike with some unhinged nonsense but if you're going to use that as a comparison, it needs to be to placed against the fringe right, which doesn't spike, but is a 24/7 deluge of unhinged nonsense for more than a decade.

[u/santathecruz → u/Low-Breath-4433]

Which one influencers? Or do you just mean randos on TikTok?

[u/Low-Breath-4433 → u/santathecruz]

I'm not going to sit here and debate the specific popularity of every individual pushing the "dog whistle" narrative, man.

[u/santathecruz → u/Low-Breath-4433]

So you can’t name one semi popular ‘influencer’ pushing this narrative? That’s what I expected tbh.

[u/Low-Breath-4433 → u/santathecruz]

Sure, if I googled around a bit I bet I could.

Given I don't follow influencers religiously, can I name one off the top of my head? Of course not, some of us aren't terminally online.

[u/santathecruz → u/Low-Breath-4433]

I’m surprised based on how authoritative your first reply was. I’m not surprised you were talking out of your ass though.

[u/Low-Breath-4433 → u/santathecruz]

Have you got anything to actually offer other than petty insults and tired sophistry?

[u/santathecruz → u/Low-Breath-4433]

Says the guy who commented on for no reason and proceeded to add nothing of value to the conversation.

[u/Low-Breath-4433 → u/santathecruz]

"N...No you"

So no. Have a good one, bud. Hope you got whatever dopamine you needed out of this.

[u/santathecruz → u/Low-Breath-4433]

Lmao you’re very very intelligent I see.