I really try to hang out in more nuanced modes of rhetoric but: Don’t amplify psychological terrorism by repeating it in social media posts condemning it. Stop.
When you do this, no matter your intent, you are helping the worst people by repeatedly exposing the intended targets to the terrorizing messages.
Yes, hate campaigns need to be discussed. Not by amplifying the messages themselves across networks rich in their targets.
@PassiveIdeation This isn’t about rules at all, it’s about taking care of people’s brains and bodies so they can do the essential work of fighting fascism, which begins with not spinning out into despair and terror.
There are so many orgs working on defense and care and action, and none of that work is served by amplifying trolls. The people whose interests are served by paralysis and a constant state of fight or flight are the fascists.
From Small Steps, Big Impact: Combating Hate Through Individual Actions -- it's phrased in terms of disinformation but applies to hate campaigns in general:
avoiding amplification
naming the motivations behind disinformation
avoiding posting the disinformation on other social media platforms
going on the offense and posting as much truthful information as possible
and using engaging content (graphics, memes, videos, etc.) that guarantees the spread of factual information.
@PassiveIdeation @kissane don’t spread misinformation because not only might it further hurt the public grasp of reality but the strategy may backfire. Folks need to get better at spreading the truth in a way that folks trust and understand.
Many folks on social media are calling truthful and accurate journalism propaganda. It’s okay to be knowledgeable and have an agenda/goal.
@pawsplay @PassiveIdeation @kissane a major problem I run into with trying to spread very reasonable perspectives is that some fields are inherently extremely complex when people want simple answers.
Furthermore I strongly suspect some fields are man-made so to speak and may be intentionally complex or built upon societal structures that are meant to help certain classes of people more than others. In my judgment, one such field is mainstream #Economics
Not when Right Wing Media has such an outsized influence on the electorate.
Not just Fox and other large RW media outlets; it’s the Andrew Tates and the Charley Kirks!
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