Erin KissaneNov 10, 2024

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.

Show threadErin KissaneNov 10, 2024
Terrified people getting constantly re-terrified can’t think clearly. We all need to be thinking as clearly as we can. This was true in 2016 and during the early-pandemic info vacuum and it’s true now.
Show threadSpare JoeNov 10, 2024
@kissane Is there a way to protect people's psyches without playing nice? I blame playing by the rules for the US loss.
Show threadErin KissaneNov 10, 2024

@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.

Show threadSpare JoeNov 10, 2024
@kissane I think we lack counter propaganda. I hope that's possible without amplifying trolls.
Show threadSkydude
@PassiveIdeation @kissane i fear the time for counter propoganda is over, we lost the meme war due in part to it being harder to articulate many of the arguments democrats(or many other kinds of progressives) have for the policies we support in a format that can be ingested in the three second attention span of most social media users(not an insult, it is a consequence of the platforms). I think it is time to hunker down and ask what we can do locally to support those in need.
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