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[–] [email protected] 86 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes, yes, and yes. This is exactly what I'm seeing happen.

Those right leaning folks who were most vocal about how Biden was at fault for the last time egg prices went up are now suddenly fully willing to blame it on bird flu and not worried about it because prices will come back down soon. And already the increasing rate of inflation isn't the president's fault, inflation is high all around the world, there's little the president can actually do to control it, and it's actually Biden's fault. Funny how that works.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

It takes a minimum level of introspection and critical thinking for someone to recognize that they're a low-information hypocrite who parroted back what the media told them until they believed it. Combine that with the type of personality who thinks everyone else is a propaganda-brainwashed simpleton except them, and it brings us to today—where people still justify, argue for, excuse, and defend people acting against their interests.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It's because stupid gets amplified. The other side doesn't play these games typically with the same energy as the right. Mainly because they're mocking how stupid it is than actually believing it. Then you still have some people in the middle, somehow, or maybe some younger folks that are like: that's a good point!

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm all for knocking down Vance for saying obviously non-factual shit, but this is a terrible example. He's not looking at any pricetags there except the ones behind him on the right (his left), very briefly, which are all, actually, around $4. He's shooting from the hip and uses the realistic price that came to mind and may even be the average price where he lives.

There's lots better examples. This isn't one.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah man, the high profile person in a situation that was easy to rehearse and hard to fuck up definitely just misspoke in a way that affirmed his beliefs and spread misinformation to millions of Americans, strengthening his team's claim to the throne.

It was totally benign and nothing negative happened recently that was directly tied to misinformation like this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The dude legit said he will manufacture outrage as much as necessary. I'm not denying that.

He looks over his left immediately before he says that, where there are pricetags for $4/dozen. Even one for $5.

He's not wrong, he's not even hyperbolic.

If you're looking for an example of misinformation...I guess you could call this that, but there are far more egregious examples.

I wouldn't consider this an example of deliberate misinformation, though. I think it's petty to say so, and I think that it hurts your cause if you're saying "hurr durr he's lying about eggs being $4/dozen" when there are literally $4 eggs behind him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

But he didn't say "these eggs are $4 a dozen" did he? He said "the average price of eggs is $4 a dozen."

A high profile person made an unsubstantiated claim in front of millions Americans and they ate it up. They believed what he said, not what he meant, even if it was a mistake

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This is blatantly false. Clearly MAGAts would never touch an econ 101 book because they're too dumb to be able to read.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And they would 100% blame the current price on Biden. Or Obama

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

They might be doing it right now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why not Bill Clinton while they're at it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

They can't remember that far back. It's why they worship Reagan but have no idea what he actually did.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Econ 101 is liberal propaganda. They'd rather use much more trustworthy sources, like uneducated neckbeards ranting on YouTube.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Or a editorial in the Wall Street journal written by someone paid to be a mouthpiece for capital

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Oh but they'll readily pretend to recite from it now while holding it upside down none the wiser. Don't forget this is post truth 'Murica, bitches! 🤘

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I reject your reality and substitute my own... MAGAntra

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've been using MAGoo since 2016.

For those unfamiliar with his oeuvre

https://youtu.be/t8GTHXTEvIc

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Nobody but old farts knows Mr. Magoo. MAGAt sounds like maggot.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which means the MAGoos know exactly what you are calling them.

Learn to think strategically

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

No that’s stereotyping that makes you seem out of touch. Most Trump supporters are younger than that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm in my 30s and definitely know who Mr Magoo is. I think they used to rerun it on Cartoon Network when I was a kid.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Ugh, and they tried to cash in on nostalgia with that Leslie Nelson movie...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I feel like using that quote as a "MAGAntra" is an insult to Adam Savage.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I forget which one, but there's a b-movie that uses this quote.

I like to think Adam is using it ironically, whereas the MAGAts is it as a battle cry.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It's not even exaggerated, here's some on sale eggs.... Basic store brand too.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey but THREE packs of cookies for less than the cost of 18 eggs!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Cookies may contain egg, too! Fucking BARGAIN

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Man, I never thought I'd appreciate being in a town with a ton of poultry industry.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The price of eggs has nothing to do with the president. Bird flu is literally the explanation.

Over 41 million domestic birds have been culled in the past two months.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 month ago

Yeah buddy we all know this. We knew it then. We knew he was lying. He promised he would lower the prices of eggs day one. He's a liar. But he made the promise, so as stupid as is I'm going to keep holding him to it. I'mma keep bitching.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I mean. He is also taunting the NIH, CDC, and WHO. That's gotta account for something, right?

He does have some control there. I'm sure bird flu containment would be a bit better handled without kneecapping the CDC.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

That's the joke

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

Thanks Obama...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s frustrating cause even when republicans are complaining, they are already being hypocrites from the shit their politicians did last time.

It’s a vicious cycle fucking cycle of hypocrisy.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

It's been like this for decades. Republicans wreck the economy, but it takes a minute so the effect isn't seen until a Democrat is in power. The democrats fix it, then the Republicans get back in and fuck it up again.

Only this time the democrats aren't going to regain power.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

“This idea that science cannot continue until there’s a political lens over it is unprecedented,” said Anne Schuchat, a former principal deputy director at the CDC. “I hope it’s going to be very short-lived, but if it’s not short-lived, it’s censorship.”

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If anyone wants to print there own I made these a while back

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Now I want one where the president and trump are Heil-ing each other a high five.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

the president and trump

I see what you did there.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Can you make one with Trump and Musk that says “All Devils, No Eggs”?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Gas prices also dropped during Biden and now that Trump is president hell get all the credit

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"why IS eggS?" That sounds weird...

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago

I mean......that's kind of the point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

False, they'd just blame immigrants and China

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