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Politics 101 (lemmy.ml)
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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Not really they're always motivated by self-interest and corruption. For example when Nick Shirley makes an obviously fake documentary about "fraud in Minnesota" he's not just "doing it because he's dumb". He's doing it because he's receiving massive amounts of money to demonize that population.