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The issue is the storming of the capitol last week is directly related to online disinformation, propaganda and the lack of removal of violent and lying rhetori
by res0nat0r 6y ago
The issue is the storming of the capitol last week is directly related to online disinformation, propaganda and the lack of removal of violent and lying rhetoric, and finally thanks to some real world violence the online companies are starting to crack down just out of fear of culpability and likely eventual regulation.
> It's interesting that I've heard that in years past but from my friends on the right talking about Democrats and violent protests.
The issue with this is one is rooted in reality and one is not. The biggest danger to US citizens right now is due to right wing violence, not left wing.
https://www.businessinsider.com/right-wing-extremists-kill-329-since-1994-antifa-killed-none-2020-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/right-wing-extremists-kill-3...
- FFRefresh 6y ago> The biggest danger to US citizens right now is due to right wing violence, not left wing. False dichotomy. You are hyper-focused on the american partisan culture war, that you've lost sight of the bigger picture. I'm guessing you consume a lot of content from the news & entertainment companies, as they do tend to convey this as well. Let's take your 'right-wing extremists have killed 117 people since 2010' point that was presented in the article. Where does that 117 rank in terms of causes of death since 2010?