“We will continue to actively engage in the hard work of direct diplomacy on the ground until we reach a Final Solution.”

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    10 months ago

    I know there’s merit to bash the US, but do you have any evidence whatsoever to make such a bold claim that this is official “US PR Strategy”?

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      10 months ago

      It’s not like a whole US policy, just a common tactic.

      Colin Powell claiming Iraq WMDs is a good direct comparison, Rompaswampy claiming Trump is legitimate, Candace Owens existing… grifters gonna grift.

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        10 months ago

        Just because they’re black doesn’t mean iT’S A ConSpiRaCy. I mean, are you hearing yourself?

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          10 months ago

          What? Didn’t say conspiracy, just said it’s a common tactic of grifters. Have you seen the uncle ruckuses they trot out on American propaganda networks? This happens all the time.

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            10 months ago

            Sure I see it all the time among Republican grifters.

            Not so much evil Biden Administration and Dems lol.

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      I didn’t say it was official, if anything I think it’s somewhat unofficial by its very nature, no?!
      It’s not like I have a classified document where this sorta thing would be mentioned 😀

      It’s just an observation, and it’s something I learned (didn’t come up with it myself), probably from a video essay on Youtube or something like that - tried to remember specifically from where but I couldn’t tell you. But it’s been a pattern, with Colin Powell being used for the war in Iraq for example.

      edit: I think /u/crusa187 offered a better reply with more examples

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        10 months ago

        So to be clear, you have zero evidence whatsoever that this is “US PR Strategy” except your own speculation?

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                In the context of the comment they were responding to, yes.

                I often

                try {

                print( me->sarcasm);

                } catch ( Exception e ) {

                die();

                }

                The exception is called more often than i would like to admit to.

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                  I know, I was going along with the “asking the obvious” joke lol. It was pretty easy to guess even without the /s, impossible not to for anyone familiar with that lol