Just joined - is this sub just for GOP astroturfing or is there a place for sane people who want to analyze each parties' position?

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[–]noice 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

I don't think saidit is a big enough blip on tptb's radar that it's not too astroturfed yet.

[–]NorfolkTerrier 4 insightful - 5 fun4 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Yeah, the people here do it for free.

[–]noice 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

You mean express their genuine opinions?

[–]NorfolkTerrier 7 insightful - 4 fun7 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Many people online have complex/deeply held beliefs in real life, but in terms of online behavior it's easy to get trapped in the rage-click ecosystem. Whatever our political beliefs are, there's a certain type of story calculated to trigger gut feelings of anger and powerlessness (mainly). The brain becomes a flowchart reacting to common trigger words and symbols. It gets hijacked and will begin to reproduce the type of content/message on its own. So normal people will start to behave like "shills" in certain contexts. I think that's what OP is identifying.

[–]noice 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Ah I think I see what you're saying. However it's impossible to avoid that anywhere, really. I think saidit has a pretty good community so far, who genuinely want to be intellectually challenged, and I've found plenty of nuanced viewpoints on this site.