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This administration has a need for there to be violence— or something they can misconstrue as violence— on the streets. In particular, it seems that misinformation and disinformation campaigns are used to target BIPOC and LGBTQ veterans. They create an outrage inducing story and tell people “No one is reporting on this story. Share it widely.” Because the story is an emotional one, people just share without verifying.
This is why it is important to google before you share. Let me give you an example of what this regime is trying to do.
Recently, a person I follow here shared this story:
This story isn’t accurate. It recycles a story from 2017, which was also recycled in 2020. It was also on a Q Anon forum. As with all misinformation and disinformation stories, bad faith actors exaggerate a horrible actual truth in outrage-inducing slant rhyme. Understand this isn’t me dismissing the endemic violence directed at BIPOC women, girls, and femmes. We have a serious human trafficking and white supremacy rot at the core of our country, but I believe bad faith actors are trying to stir malcontent so that people start getting restless to fight.
We must remember that we are getting played and surveilled online. We must remember that an anti-Black supremacist in chief is intentionally trying to provoke outrage. But it is clear someone is manipulating behind the scenes because they want our BIPOC neighbors in the streets and angry— because white supremacy wants to put on a violent show of force with Black and Brown bodies being brutalized.
What really alarms me is a pattern in this misinformation phenomenon, because it’s targeted: Every single misinformation video I’ve seen has been circulated by a BIPOC or PGBTQ ex-ICE agent or a retired veteran. I’m not sure if these trolls are targeting marginalized vets or what.
I f*****g hate these fascist f***s for manipulating people like this.
Don’t get played. Get offline and into your communities.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit muppetgender.substack.com
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By your weirdo friendThis administration has a need for there to be violence— or something they can misconstrue as violence— on the streets. In particular, it seems that misinformation and disinformation campaigns are used to target BIPOC and LGBTQ veterans. They create an outrage inducing story and tell people “No one is reporting on this story. Share it widely.” Because the story is an emotional one, people just share without verifying.
This is why it is important to google before you share. Let me give you an example of what this regime is trying to do.
Recently, a person I follow here shared this story:
This story isn’t accurate. It recycles a story from 2017, which was also recycled in 2020. It was also on a Q Anon forum. As with all misinformation and disinformation stories, bad faith actors exaggerate a horrible actual truth in outrage-inducing slant rhyme. Understand this isn’t me dismissing the endemic violence directed at BIPOC women, girls, and femmes. We have a serious human trafficking and white supremacy rot at the core of our country, but I believe bad faith actors are trying to stir malcontent so that people start getting restless to fight.
We must remember that we are getting played and surveilled online. We must remember that an anti-Black supremacist in chief is intentionally trying to provoke outrage. But it is clear someone is manipulating behind the scenes because they want our BIPOC neighbors in the streets and angry— because white supremacy wants to put on a violent show of force with Black and Brown bodies being brutalized.
What really alarms me is a pattern in this misinformation phenomenon, because it’s targeted: Every single misinformation video I’ve seen has been circulated by a BIPOC or PGBTQ ex-ICE agent or a retired veteran. I’m not sure if these trolls are targeting marginalized vets or what.
I f*****g hate these fascist f***s for manipulating people like this.
Don’t get played. Get offline and into your communities.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit muppetgender.substack.com