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trotsky

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20. His posts often have the same feel as Trump's Twitter feed.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #17)

Fri Aug 30, 2019, 08:18 AM

Aug 2019

Lashing out, making up ridiculous charges against people he doesn't like, spreading all kinds of nonsense, engaging in whataboutism and other propaganda techniques, denying the reality that's right in front of his face, etc.

I suspect that, like many of Trump's Twitter followers, gil's are imaginary too.

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FYI: posting idiocy from RNS is frequently a Real Bad Idea. [View all] Voltaire2 Aug 2019 OP

What is RNS? What's the background to the post? 3Hotdogs Aug 2019 #1

Religion News Service Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #2

Thanx. 3Hotdogs Aug 2019 #3

Ask for specific citations. eom guillaumeb Aug 2019 #7

Oh, and one more question. 3Hotdogs Aug 2019 #4

sometimes it is clear. Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #5

Some are smart enough to be embarrassed Major Nikon Aug 2019 #9

Feel free to read replies 8, 10, and 11. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #12

A vague assertion against another poster. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #6

Things like this? guillaumeb Aug 2019 #8

Or perhaps things like this: guillaumeb Aug 2019 #10

Or things like this: guillaumeb Aug 2019 #11

A little defensive today? Cartoonist Aug 2019 #13

I have no idea which post occasioned this attack on a DU member. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #14

Go to the religion group Cartoonist Aug 2019 #15

But that does nothing about the various wild assertions about a source. eom guillaumeb Aug 2019 #18

"attack on a DU member" trotsky Aug 2019 #16

Shocking, isn't it? Major Nikon Aug 2019 #17

His posts often have the same feel as Trump's Twitter feed. trotsky Aug 2019 #20

Gil's imagination is getting the better of him, I think. Mariana Aug 2019 #19

Getting to define words his way seems to be the only way he can win an argument. trotsky Aug 2019 #21