Seriously, WHAT is THE DEAL with conservative disinformationists scattering ALL-CAPS WORDS throughout EVERYTHING they WRITE?
My THEORY is that it's MEANT as a SUBSTITUTE for LOGIC and REASON - that in LIEU of saying things that are ACTUALLY logical, reasonable or true, they JUST say things really LOUDLY.
It MUST be TRUE because it's so EMPHATIC, right?
And it PROBABLY triggers a PAVLOVIAN response in the DUNDERHEADS who READ it. "LOOK at all the CAPS! This is MY kind of TRUTHINESS!"
It's because instead of using logic to reason, they use emotion: usually outrage, fear, uncertainty, anger, distrust. All while of course projecting the 'overly emotional and illogical' stamp onto "bleeding heart liberals".
Caps conveys what their audience pays attention to.
I think she got banned from them, back when they were a normal social media platform. And she locked herself to one door, so everyone going in used the other door and didn't care. Someone else posted a link about it.
'And all those exclamation marks, you notice? Five? A sure sign of someone who wears his underpants on his head.' -- from Maskerade by Terry Pratchett.
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Rottcodd@lemmy.world · 133 pts · 1y
Seriously, WHAT is THE DEAL with conservative disinformationists scattering ALL-CAPS WORDS throughout EVERYTHING they WRITE?
My THEORY is that it's MEANT as a SUBSTITUTE for LOGIC and REASON - that in LIEU of saying things that are ACTUALLY logical, reasonable or true, they JUST say things really LOUDLY.
It MUST be TRUE because it's so EMPHATIC, right?
And it PROBABLY triggers a PAVLOVIAN response in the DUNDERHEADS who READ it. "LOOK at all the CAPS! This is MY kind of TRUTHINESS!"
It's just... WEIRD. And sort of PATHETIC.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com · 57 pts · 1y
If you Want to be REALLY TRUMPIAN you need to also Sprinkle in a Bunch of words that are Merely Capitalized rather than Always using ALL CAPS!!!!!!!!1
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
Ow. I think I pulled a reading muscle.
Gork@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
Wouldn't that just make it more German than anything else?
lolcatnip@reddthat.com · 11 pts · 1y
Nah, in German they capitalize all nouns, but Trump does it at random.
Sakychu@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
covfefe
kata1yst@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 1y
It's because instead of using logic to reason, they use emotion: usually outrage, fear, uncertainty, anger, distrust. All while of course projecting the 'overly emotional and illogical' stamp onto "bleeding heart liberals".
Caps conveys what their audience pays attention to.
baggins@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
This is actually from a mad-libs book she did
Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y
When your chosen communication style is "begging letters from a faith healer"
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
It's a form of poetry that appeals to skimmers who want the tone and feeling with the fewest possible nouns to remember.
problematicPanther@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I read this in Seinfeld's voice
MBM@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 1y
New typing quirk just dropped
dynamojoe@lemmy.world · 115 pts · 1y
I absolutely support her going to jail for Trump.
SerpentPeaked@lemmynsfw.com · 53 pts · 1y
Agreed. And I also support Trump going to jail for Trump
ValorieAF@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net · 109 pts · 1y
Loomer locked herself up at Twitter, the CEO said nah let her tire herself out and then Loomer asked police to cut her out 2 hours later
Valmond@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
Fantastic.
exanime@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 1y
I'm saving this when she inevitably cuts a deal to throw Trump under the bus for leniency
Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Dear Laura,
Fame and fortune awaits!
aramis87@fedia.io · 46 pts · 1y
She only lasted two hours at Xitter.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Why did she lock herself up there?
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 39 pts · 1y
I think she got banned from them, back when they were a normal social media platform. And she locked herself to one door, so everyone going in used the other door and didn't care. Someone else posted a link about it.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
she did it over getting banned? Hilarious
aramis87@fedia.io · 6 pts · 1y
Fuck knows what the crazy person thinks.
HeathenPope@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1y
'And all those exclamation marks, you notice? Five? A sure sign of someone who wears his underpants on his head.' -- from Maskerade by Terry Pratchett.
jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 1y
Ahem:
lol.
Thank you for your time.
n3m37h@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 1y
This girl must really love pegging Donnie on the daily
slickgoat@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
I must say that I am willing for him to go to jail with Trump.
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
Her
slickgoat@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
Of course. Apologies
obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com · 8 pts · 1y
Don't talk about jigsaw like that
800XL@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
Sombwody's in wuuuuuvvvv.
She won't go to jail for him though. This is just a preliminary call for all the fascists to get ready to incite violence if he loses the election.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com · 12 pts · 1y
Threatening us with a good time, I see.
thefartographer@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
This sounds like a real win-win. Looks like the swamp is trying to drain itself
sartalon@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Two crazies locked up with one sentencing?
Ok then.
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 7 pts · 1y
They can grow old in prison together. Just remember to not let her out once Trump is gone.
GreenPlasticSushiGrass@moist.catsweat.com · 6 pts · 1y
I wonder where they'll find handcuff keys at Riker's Island.
Randomgal@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y
Find someone that looks at you the way this lunatic looks at Trump.
Noodle07@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
She crzay af, make me jealous :(
jbrains@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Not enough exclamation marks. I can't take it seriously.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 1y
Floshie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Huh, guess I'll go to jail then
BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
He'll feel like home because he grew up 3 miles away
Blackout@fedia.io · 1 pts · 1y