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stopbush

(24,719 posts)
4. Facts are not only bothersome, they take time and they often don't line up exactly right.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 07:01 PM
Jun 2016

Ever notice how conspiracy theories neatly wrap up every loose end into a neat little package that "makes sense?"

Life isn't like that. We can have a really good sense of the facts and still be missing important details. The CTist simply fills in the missing details with their own agenda/prejudices. So, the AP calls a race earlier than expected, why, it's "obvious" that they did so at the behest of the Clintons...to depress voter turnout...because Sanders always does better when there's a big turnout (actually, that's not true. Hillary is the one who does better when the turnout is high - see: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/apr/19/bernie-s/sanders-largely-base-saying-we-win-when-voter-turn/)...because the evil power-that-be are colluding with the DNC to thwart progressives...etc.

Real-life narratives seldom tie up neatly, but that's what people like to hear.

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