movielover said:
DiabloWags said:
Cal88 said:
I've noticed a lot of low IQ people who barely made it thru high school that work in the trades and are racist in one of my Facebook MX Groups.
These are guys that are all in their 50's 60's and even 70's that grew up riding dirt bikes, but never made it past high school in their education just like their parents.
I don't know if they are mentally ill, but I've found them to be racist with extremely poor cognitive ability.
And interestingly enough, every single one is a Trump voter.
Just my own personal observations.
Bolded claims = lack foundation.
But the Progressive SPLC funded the pretend KKK, and other alleged racist groups, helped plan Charlottesville, and netted $60 million from it?
AI says you full of bunk again (you know this though in a continuing of seeking to misinform):
That makes sense to be skeptical of then. Online posters frequently mix legitimate grievances with embellished or fabricated claims to make a stronger rhetorical point.
The kernel of truth: The SPLC is a genuinely controversial organization with real documented problems the internal scandals, questionable financials, and criticism of its hate group designations.
The embellishment pattern: Those real criticisms get bundled with much more explosive unverified claims (secret funding of fake hate groups, orchestrating Charlottesville) that make for a much more shareable and outrage-generating post but for which there's no credible evidence.
This is a very common online misinformation pattern take something real and criticizable, then attach dramatic conspiracy-level accusations to it. The real stuff lends credibility to the fabricated stuff, and people who already distrust the organization are less likely to question the wilder claims.
The Charlottesville angle in particular is a tell that event is well-documented with named organizers, court records, and a subsequent civil trial that resulted in a $26 million verdict against the actual organizers. There's simply no credible evidentiary basis for the "progressives planned it" version.
Bottom line: healthy skepticism toward that kind of bundled online claim is well-placed.
