So glad she’s not falling in with the “it’s racism, plain and simple” crowd. The problem is much deeper and, quite frankly, much worse than any racism baked in to this cake.
Resonates with @aendra ’s blog post, which is nominally about BlueSky as a journalist but very much touches on the broader issues of trustful social media in a year (2024) that’s about get electorally hectic.
https://www.aendra.com/posts/my-top-bluesky-feature-requests-for-2024
If I remember right, when Hitler began having people killed, he started with the intellectuals. They were the biggest threat to him.
@dswidow @melissaryan Long before the killing started, the campaign to justify the killing was planned and executed.
The thin edge of the wedge was calling the university leaders to a hearing where no matter what they said, it would have upset one side or the other.
After that it was a matter of "digging around" or having "evidence" conveniently made available to widen the gap.
Eventually it's a fight that no-one can win ...
We can't imagine it happening here, but we need to wise up. As you say, it's happened numerous times throughout history.
Attached: 1 image Yet again Rufo spills the entire plot like he's got Bond suspended over a pool full of sharks — and somehow it doesn't occur to anyone to think "hey, maybe we shouldn't listen to this manipulative opportunist any more."
@melissaryan @dimsumthinking file under: no shit Sherlock.
One not need be a former Harvard President to see this writing on the wall.
Hopefully the idiots don’t prevail.
@melissaryan To my eyes, this reads like “they’re not attacking me, they’re attacking you”
A rather perverse position.
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