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mwmisses4289

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2. Most of those "arena" size crowds were paid to be there.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 09:30 AM

Apr 18

Other "crowds" were due to deceptive camera work, i.e., tight focus on areas where people were, not on the empty seats behind them; never pulling back to show the whole arena or venue.
Just like everything about him...fake, scripted, and unreal.

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