As far as I can tell, Erika Lee didn't start "the lie." She did amplify it by posting it on Facebook, but she heard it from someone who heard it from someone else who heard it from . . . You get the idea. I live in a small town so I know what how "the grapevine" works. People can't wait to pass on good stories, stories get garbled in the…
As far as I can tell, Erika Lee didn't start "the lie." She did amplify it by posting it on Facebook, but she heard it from someone who heard it from someone else who heard it from . . . You get the idea. I live in a small town so I know what how "the grapevine" works. People can't wait to pass on good stories, stories get garbled in the transmission, and no one ever does any fact-checking. What I'm very curious about is how and where the story started in the first place, and by whom and with what motives.
Rumors Susanna, rumors! And repetition - maybe on facebook or other social media - spreads faster than ever anymore. What is the saying about the speed of a lie being passed around as opposed to the truth??
Right, but it started somewhere. That's what I'm curious about. Quite possibly some garden-variety racist in the area, but it sure wouldn't surprise me if it came from a recognized hate group or some elected official's office.
It came from actual fascists, the Nazi Tribe, who came to Springfield last month and started this shit. Heather Cox Richardson explained it all in last night's post (or was it Friday - one of he two)
I did see a Utube video by someone who said he lived in Springfield and ya da ya da etc. Its really scary to see this expand like this - and now anyone who still says it aint so is just not being listened to. The idea of frick & frack brigade physically going there is really really disturbing.
Yep, he is a mastermind of evil, right up there with Stephen Miller. I would think Vance but is he smart enough to appreciate the irony of using kittens as a weapon after he started the dialogue with the “childless cat lady” provocateur
No he isn’t. He’s another one like Roger Stone, and James O’Keefe who like to be “behind the scenes,” wielding power and exploring plenty of issues that can be turned into chaotic nightmares. They and their ilk have been unbelievably successful in putting Dems on the defensive.
As far as I can tell, Erika Lee didn't start "the lie." She did amplify it by posting it on Facebook, but she heard it from someone who heard it from someone else who heard it from . . . You get the idea. I live in a small town so I know what how "the grapevine" works. People can't wait to pass on good stories, stories get garbled in the transmission, and no one ever does any fact-checking. What I'm very curious about is how and where the story started in the first place, and by whom and with what motives.
Rumors Susanna, rumors! And repetition - maybe on facebook or other social media - spreads faster than ever anymore. What is the saying about the speed of a lie being passed around as opposed to the truth??
A lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets its shoes on. - Mark Twain
Yup - just couldnt remember the exact saying - makes sense that it was Mark Twain.
Right, but it started somewhere. That's what I'm curious about. Quite possibly some garden-variety racist in the area, but it sure wouldn't surprise me if it came from a recognized hate group or some elected official's office.
It came from actual fascists, the Nazi Tribe, who came to Springfield last month and started this shit. Heather Cox Richardson explained it all in last night's post (or was it Friday - one of he two)
Exactly, but they're not the ones playing "telephone." It gets picked up and spread by people who "heard something" and don't know where it started.
I did see a Utube video by someone who said he lived in Springfield and ya da ya da etc. Its really scary to see this expand like this - and now anyone who still says it aint so is just not being listened to. The idea of frick & frack brigade physically going there is really really disturbing.
Chris Rufo is a good candidate, but, damn, there are so many…
I had to look up Chris Rufo because I didn't think he was running for anything. Do you mean the right-wing anti-CRT guy?
Yep, he is a mastermind of evil, right up there with Stephen Miller. I would think Vance but is he smart enough to appreciate the irony of using kittens as a weapon after he started the dialogue with the “childless cat lady” provocateur
My question is "candidate for what"? I don't think he's running for anything, is he?
No he isn’t. He’s another one like Roger Stone, and James O’Keefe who like to be “behind the scenes,” wielding power and exploring plenty of issues that can be turned into chaotic nightmares. They and their ilk have been unbelievably successful in putting Dems on the defensive.
I'm hoping Harris can push back on sh*t like that. She's done pretty well with Trump and CNN.
Nice surprise, hope they can hang that cat crap around their necks before somebody dies.