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Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’ By Bryce P. Tetraeder, Global Tetrahedron CEO ☞ https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, interchangeable assets for their patriarch to absorb and discard according to the opaque whims of the market. And just like family members, our brands regard one another with mutual suspicion and malice.

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[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago

The Onion's first headline needs to be:

"Oh Shit! It's ALL true!"

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Remember Stephen Colbert's satire? Conservatives loved him.

Satire of something already completely outlandish is problematic.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What problem did that cause? It only made everyone else laugh at them harder.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You could accidentally create new conspiracies, that people legitimately believe.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't think that ever happened with Colbert, did it?

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

People's definitely agreed with and used his lines of argument, even though he intended them humorously. I don't know if he put out any conspiracy theories.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I just don't think the people who believed him and used his lines of argument were taken seriously either except by people who were already in their bubble and weren't going to come out.

I'm too tired to make this witty but something about it leading to the MAGA movement being a bubble

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

What was the "gut" thing again?

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[–] Freefall@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

LoL, AJ lost the Info War. 🤣👍

Its also exactly the kind of thing you'd expect to read about in the onion.

This is beyond mear irony.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 19 points 6 days ago
[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 11 points 6 days ago

The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’

They're halfway there already.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 4 days ago

Musk just had a judge in Texas say they're going to review the bid. I guess we know who the other bidder was now.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Do they have rights to use Jones' likeness, in the sense of reposting old clips and the like?

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

They said they have everything.

[–] Masamune@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

This should be good...

How could you tell the difference?

[–] eronth@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Honestly, I would love for them to turn it into just a bastion of info. Just detail the goings-on of the current government.

I look forward to seeing Jean Teasdale as the editor and Jim Anchower cruising again.

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