• Sorgan71@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    gamergate was a meaningless troll movement. To imply that they got trump elected is moronic.

    • BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      It was a watershed moment for the alt-right’s propaganda machine. It’s defined fascist recruiting tactics ever since and it absolutely played a role in Trump’s election. Gamergate was a dramatic shift of the status quo, as ridiculous as it was, to diminish it’s role in shaping the last few years is just ignorant