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		formerly_proven on July 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Orthodox Privilege Utterings from both the left- and right-wing discourse in the US (and increasingly in Europe) have been reaching almost 100 % applicability of Poe's law, where it is virtually impossible for me to tell whether someone is serious.

blaser-waffle on July 15, 2020 | [–]

That is likely deliberate, and allows you to pull quotes from the craziest of people and claim it's the view of the mainstream.

tanseydavid on July 16, 2020 | | [–]

This is a very astute observation -- thank you for sharing this idea.

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