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> nut job fringe elements This is not, to the best of my understanding, what's actually happening. Such elements are actively cultivated and their reach is fac
by rexpop 6y ago
> nut job fringe elements
This is not, to the best of my understanding, what's actually happening. Such elements are actively cultivated and their reach is facilitated by powerful benefactors. It's not a natural phenomenon. Right-wing populism must be bred and right-wing terrorists must be groomed. It's not simply an inevitable development of environmental factors, e.g. "the shape of the room," or the structure of online discourse. It's a deliberate campaign.
These grooming networks are not organic.
1. https://datasociety.net/library/alternative-influence/ https://datasociety.net/library/alternative-influence/
2. https://datasociety.net/library/media-manipulation-and-disinfo-online/ https://datasociety.net/library/media-manipulation-and-disin...
- sharadov 6y agoI agree that they are being bred. Just like the Tea Party was not a collection of frustrated people tired of the system, like it was painted, but rather a party propped up by wealthy right wing interests. I just think that a platform like FB or Twitter makes it absurdly easy to do it.