Conservatives going crazy over fake NFL protest photo

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  1. Fisherguy

    Fisherguy Well-Known Member

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    More typical rightwing BS propaganda. And you know what? They don't care if they're caught at it. They either grin like a possum or change the subject. What are we to do with such people?

    Anyone with a Facebook profile is likely to have at least one or two friends who compulsively share factually challenged content. Whether they’re schemers consciously trying to incite controversy or just witless netizens hoodwinked by anything that affirms their beliefs, social media users have become the agents of lies and propaganda.

    Amid protests by NFL players this week, who have either stayed in their locker rooms or have taken knees during the national anthem, social media has become once again a platform for the distribution of fake news and incendiary memes.

    Late Thursday, a post appeared on the Facebook group “Vets for Trump” showing a digitally manipulated photo of Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett happily celebrating in a locker room wielding a burning American flag as other players appear to be cheering him on.

    As far as Photoshop work goes, the work is amateur. Bennett’s arm looks atrophied and out of focus while the flaming flag isn’t putting off any smoke. The original image from the Seattle Seahawks is quite different.

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    But many on social media seemed to believe the image was real.

    “You may be a bad man on the football field...but burning the Flag that I shed my blood to honor would be just cause to whack you upside your ignorant disrespectful head,” wrote one of the Facebook group’s members.

    Whether people were savvy enough to detect the digital trickery or not, the Facebook post was shared more than 2,600 times and garnered more than 1,300 comments as of Friday morning. Most comments expressed disdain for NFL players that participated in the #TakeAKnee protests of police brutality against African-Americans. Some acknowledged the image was fake.

    The Seahawks and Tennessee Titans joined other NFL players participated Sunday in the demonstrations by remaining in their locker rooms during the national anthem. Bennett became a specific target after criticizing President Donald Trump’s comments about the protests.

    Bennett became the focus after he criticized the way President Donald Trump handled the controversy. The president has tweeted dozens of times over the past week in an attempt to stir up division. Some have argued that the president is using the NFL protests to drum up support from his core supporters.

    On Wednesday, Bennett appeal for decency.

    “I would like to challenge every American that is watching this show to treat people better,” Bennett said during a CNN town hall event. “That really is what it's about. It's about treating people like human beings. That's the first step.”

    Another step that could be useful: Social media users should stop being so gullible.

    https://www.salon.com/2017/09/29/conservatives-are-going-crazy-over-a-faked-nfl-protest-photo/
     
  2. tres borrachos

    tres borrachos Well-Known Member

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    Remember, these are the same people who get their news from The Gateway Pundit, which has a long history of lying to them and misrepresenting photographs. So are you surprised that they fall for this?

    Apparently some of the NFL players and their families are getting death threats now, too. Evil Trump supporters, filled with rage and hate. Sad.

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ed-death-threats-since-protest-during-anthem/
     
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    Boilermaker55 Well-Known Member

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    And of course, they also get their news from breitbart propaganda and the fake facebook/twitter russian accounts.


     
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    Cigar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    It doesn't take much to get people to say what was already on the tip of their lips ...

    All they needed was a reason and the cover, fact be damned,
     
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    Guno Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    they be like

    foaming at tje mouth.gif
     
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    Cigar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    This is te type of stuff that hooks Donald Trump ... I loves it.
     
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    Cigar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Go check breitbart and its propaganda.


     
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    Cigar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The only thing Funnier than The Right Wing Whining about Disrespecting the Flag ... Is the Right Wing Ignoring everything Russian.
     
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    Wow, so these idiots are now burning flags in the locker room? Pathetic.
     
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    You want to believe there are masses of people on the right who munch on this kind of obvious non-sense. Because the left is gullible and consistently prove they'll swallow anything that satisfies their agenda, they project that on others. Another major fail.

    Here is what the right (or I should say mainstream of this country) is celebrating right now:

    https://sports.yahoo.com/fans-chant-usa-usa-bears-015743016.html

    The diversion that this topic represents is noted. Carry on.....
     
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    Dude, I fart around with Photoshop and put doctored pics of my family on FB. For a while I was even 'shopping Chris Christi's beach scene where he's in the chair. Guess what? Eventually some of the Christi pictures I made circled around back to me by people I don't know who thought they were real. And another guess what? The people passing around my 'shopped pictures were hemorrhaging over Christi because they are liberals.
     
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    What's funny is the comments here from people who consider CNN a reputable news source.
     
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    Antiduopolist Well-Known Member

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    Huh.

    If the NFL had just gotten out front on this whole protest thing last year, this wouldn't be spiraling out of control now.

    But it's all good for the ladies of the LFL, so as one league flails and fails, another rises. :)
     
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    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Luckily, no one on the left would ever ACTUALLY gun down a congressman and the people of color protecting him.

    Oh wait... :(
     
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    Well we can't all claim we only vote for Republicans then admit we voted for Gary Johnson and claim Obama is a Republican leader. That takes special talent.

    And what a shocker how quickly you forget.

    http://freebeacon.com/issues/college-student-confuses-covered-lab-equipment-with-klan-rally/

    But go ahead and keep pretending only conservatives make those mistakes and not your people as well.
     
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    Boilermaker55 Well-Known Member

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    But somehow, this is not disrespectful..[​IMG], a symbol of breaking the United States apart.
    The utter total hypocrisy of the right.


     
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    BestViewedWithCable Well-Known Member

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    Lol from a guy who believes our entire election could be hacked by russian facebook posts.....

    Freakn Ludacris
     
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    tres borrachos Well-Known Member

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    What a stupid post.

    First off, I'm not a guy. That's why it says "female" in my user panel over there <--------------

    Secondly, I never posted anything about Russian Facebook posts hacking our entire election.

    Third, Russian Facebook posts have nothing to do with the link I posted about death threats.
     
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    I didn't see Trump, or his supporters mentioned in the link ... :confuse:
     
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    Disrespectful? Those folks are loons.
     
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    That’s because I hear “Russian” almost as much as I hear “racist”.

    Actually, it’s getting close to even, which is saying something because the word “racist” has absolutely zero credibility today thanks to people on your side. Can you guess why “Russia” is on the ignore list now?
     
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    Fisherguy Well-Known Member

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    You sure your name isn't Russian103.
     
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