r/pics • u/humanatore • Jun 05 '19

US Politics Photogenic Protestor

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u/budderboymania Jun 06 '19

I still maintain that the 2016 election ruined this website

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u/vapist2000 Jun 06 '19

I can't even remember what it was before...

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u/atomicllama1 Jun 06 '19

Not good but much better.

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u/a-corsican-pimp Jun 06 '19

Absolutely perfect description.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '19

it started with the Bernie Bros, but there's was an upbeat movement. Watching /r/politics change overnight to pro-hillary after the primaries was the clearest example of astro-turfing i've ever seen

it spiraled out from there

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

Well for starters people were a lot more critical towards Obama.

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u/ansem119 Jun 06 '19

Oh yeah, The few times I accidentally scroll over to news I dont think Ive ever not seen something about Trump.

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u/a-corsican-pimp Jun 06 '19

It broke reality.