The “secret knowledge” being whatever they think they know that the “sheeple/npcs/bots/libs/conservatives/commies” don’t.

It’s a hell of a trick: society-wide Main Character Syndrome.

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    Why do the"free thinkers " collectivelydefault to bigotry, chauvinism, xenophobia etc. I mean at least try to be different if you’re a real free thinker. They almost hive mind💞d on this issue i-cant

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      It’s the predictable outcome of “anything goes free speech” pretenses anywhere on the internet: mysteriously, nazi slogans, snuff/gore, and kiddie creeping shit pop up instantly, often all from the same free speech enjoyers.

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        Or jailbait shit. They pretend to be special, freeminded, unique snowflakes when the fact of the matter is their thoughts or opinions are guided by the next 4kl@n trend.

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          They want whatever they crave to be legal and socially accepted, and that’s the beginning and end of their motivation. ancap-good