Not a big fan of O’Keefe, but I like this!

  • thallamabond@lemmy.worldOP
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    11 days ago

    Kinda, I really don’t like O’Keefe, but to me this shows some moral fortitude. Sure he’s far right, but it seems protecting kid diddlers is too much.

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      11 days ago

      You’re assuming he’s doing it for moral reasons rather than trying to produce a “shocking exposé” around an emotionally and politically charged set of current events for maximum engagement.

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        11 days ago

        Maybe your right, maybe its profit, maybe its fame. TBH I like what he is saying because it benefits my political team in this moment. BUT this guys whole shtick is protect the children, AND he is going against his people. So maybe.

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      11 days ago

      That’s assuming a blackmail list or compendium of damning documents shielded from public disclosure by an insidious “Deep State” isn’t an element of grander Qanon conspiracy theories that a shadowy cabal of deep state elites runs pedophile rings to extract adrenochrome. Or that we aren’t talking about this now because Trump played up conspiracy theories to win the following of useful idiots who subscribe to them.

      The press had reported for years on right-wing crackpots “doing their own research” & pulling wild shit out of nowhere. It’s possible for a right-wing crackpot to pull an idea out their ass that happens to be true. It’s also possible that unicorns exist on some planet in the universe.

      Not sure why anyone outside those crackpot communities should feel convinced, though.