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He’s right that Hillary tried to ban violent video games but it was long before her election and there’s no evidence to suggest it had any bearing whatsoever on the election.


There was other stuff she did in the past that had no relevance to the election that I think turned off a lot of voters in 2016, whether that specific issue was something important to people, I'm guessing at least a few.

My specific indifference to her was her connection to Monsanto, the company.


Why do you think 4chan users were spending all their free time making pro-Trump and anti-Clinton memes? The GTA ban was one of the main things Clinton did to make that demographic hate her.


I wonder how targeted that was - I remember a ton of crap surfacing from that particular cesspool m but never saw this one. It seemed a lot more like Gamergate just kept going and added the more mainstream conspiracy theories.

I’d also be very careful about taking anything they say at face value. The slogans change but the targets remain consistent.


How much of the US voter base is paying attention to 4chan users? My assumption is basically none.


A significant percentage of the political content on Facebook, Reddit, and elsewhere is coming directly from 4chan.


Classic paranoia and misinformation has infected your worldview.


So you're saying the pepe memes didn't originate from 4chan? There were an enormous amount of those on facebook and reddit.


What is a significant percentage? And how much influence does Facebook and Reddit have on voting?


Memes have to start somewhere.




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