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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMatt Gaetz hangs around with neo-Nazis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gaetz#Crowdsourcing_a_resolution_with_a_far-right_conspiracy_forumIs Matt Gaetz a neo-Nazi? Well he is pallies with one, so.....
He also threatened Michael Cohen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Gaetz#Apparent_threat_directed_at_Michael_Cohen
Response to Kingofalldems (Original post)
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Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)If Wayne Medsen wasn't involved, I would've posted the tweets here. Pretty sordid stuff.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Do you think I should delete that?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Because nothing says sincerity like posting a basically homophobic rumor written by a guy whose previous research showed Obama to be a gay Kenyan, the Jews did 9/11, and Sandy Hook was fake.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)So youre going to go with the homophobic anti-Semite who writes for Infowars is a reliable source to post on DU?
Good one.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Response to dewsgirl (Reply #6)
Dennis Donovan This message was self-deleted by its author.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Last edited Sat Dec 21, 2019, 12:45 PM - Edit history (1)
He isnt the only one saying it
Well thats simply not true. It is astounding that you randomly managed to find the exact same tweet that was posted here on DU and eventually removed.
You posted the identical thing, saying hes not the only one saying it.
Okay, so other than people re-tweeting the identical thing or posting the identical thing here repeatedly on DU, who is confirming this Infowars writers material which you have chosen to bring to DU?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/matt-gaetz-mug-shot/
Its just false information. So dont worry. False information never hurt anyone, right?
Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)...I just brought up what I saw on twitter yesterday (with a caveat to its authenticity).
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,786 posts)oldsoftie
(12,410 posts)Sometimes it takes them awhile to remove BS
muriel_volestrangler
(101,150 posts)with neo-Nazis?
What's your thought process here? What makes you think the neo-Nazi stuff is wrong - whether or not you're the kind of person who puts credence in Madsen?
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)Also at the Trump Hotel that night was Sebastian Gorka, the baritoned wild man who briefly served in the White House as a national security adviser. He said hello to Gaetz, too. Earlier that night, Gorka had dined at the White House with Trump and Fox host Jesse Watters. What he wanted to tell Gaetz was that Trump had singled out three congressmen for praiseCalifornia Republican Devin Nunes, Freedom Caucus co-founder Jim Jordan, and Gaetz. Over a White House meal that included roast heirloom cauliflower and milk-chocolate mousse, Trump hadGorka told Gaetzmarveled at Gaetz's relentless television appearances, calling him a "machine."
https://www.gq.com/story/matt-gaetz-trumpiest-congressman-in-washington
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)If the source for the info wasn't Wayne Madsen (kook/anti-Semite), I would've posted it here.
It involved some sort of investigation in which Gaetz was involved in an accidental death of a friend by autoerotic asphyxiation?
Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)He hangs around with neo-Nazis
He threatened Michael Cohen.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)You can see the way it works right in this thread.
If you post something true, then someone pops up with sensational stuff from a birther/homophobe/anti-Semite so that the truth ultimately sinks in a swamp of lies.
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)I'm sure their intent had nothing to do with creating "a swamp of lies".
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Viral disinformation relies on people with the attitude of not giving a shit whether it is true or not, as long as they agree with it.
Its important to the people who formulate it, because they know that there are people who shut off any critical thinking and, indeed, pass along shit from Twitter.
An anti-Semitic homophobic birther who thinks Sandy Hook was a plot is getting distribution here at DU.
Thats a win. For someone.
Viral disinformation is VIRAL. It is intended to be spread by well meaning people who dont think a whole lot.
TwilightZone
(25,342 posts)It would have taken about 30 seconds to learn that Wayne Madsen is a right-wing whackjob conspiracy theorist.
Laziness isn't an excuse.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)THe poster chose to ignore that.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Smh.
Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)I've seen that before.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Then the gate is clean off its hinges.
Blue_Adept
(6,384 posts)Couldn't reply on the other thread since it closed, but thanks for the nod there.
One of the most frustrating things about DU these days is seeing just how many longtime posters have been unable to keep up with the changes in how all of this is unfolding and end up doing the work like what we saw in that thread in promoting Madsen.
TwilightZone
(25,342 posts)someone probably should.
We really shouldn't be promoting people like Wayne Madsen. The guy is a scumbag.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)And really pathetic.
Generic Brad
(14,270 posts)It's no mystery that the Grand Old Party has become a haven for neo-Nazis these past three years.
Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)RandiFan1290
(6,206 posts)to lecture that you don't know if the neo nazis are registered republicon or not.
Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)And bring up some other thread they didn't like.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Classy.
Calling names of those who disagree with you...tsk tsk.