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I see that quite often from Trump supporters, too. When you don't accept blind worship of Trump or blind hate of the other, they don't even have credible sources to offer so they get angry instead. It's like Trump's, "you know what [Obama] did." There is a plethora of information available on why Trump is awful. You'd have to be totally uninformed or willfully ignorant not to see it, so I can see why that would be particularly frustrating.
Still, even when I agree or believe something, I like to read the sources to learn more and understand it better. I find a lot of people make statements and I initially believe them so I genuinely ask for sources to learn more about what they said (because it's usually a shocking claim and I want to know how something like that could happen) and then they get mad because I'm not taking them at their word and they get frustrated because they actually can't provide a source. So I look for my own and there either are none or it's from one non credible source. Then they get mad because I looked it up and proved them wrong. They think I'm out to make them look like an idiot or a liar. Am I supposed to just let them go on believe and spread lies so they can avoid a moment of embarrassment? And these are typically supposed friends I'm in group chats with, not just every random acquaintance on my Facebook feed or something. I don't understand how someone can be angry with me for figuring out that they lied to me, even if they didn't do it intentionally.
Comment by KorimLiDano at 17/08/2020 at 04:24 UTC
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Yeah when anyone reacts that way it’s just straight out idiotic. People on both sides get that way for sure. Looking for a credible source, and truth in a time like this is important. Nothing is wrong with wanting to make sure I have info to support my views, and completely ok with correcting anything I could have been wrong about. About misinformation - I’ve been in that position where I believed someone without checking it out my self and I repeated it to someone else and was made a fool of for not doing my due diligence. Not saying this is who you are just saying this in general - Even if person A thinks Trump is a complete pos, and they’re full of hate about it 24/7 don’t get on my ass for not joining with you in it. Doesn’t mean i’m pro trump I just have other things in life I rather use energy on instead of getting worked up on him or any political figure. At this point it’s hard not to see dem/rep politicians as people just playing a game.