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Ocelot II

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2. About 25 years ago I thought then-developing social media would be a great thing.

Reply to OneGrassRoot (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 09:30 AM

Oct 4

Aren't Facebook and other channels great? We get to communicate easily with lots of people all over the world! So we thought then. Fast forward and the whole social media network has become a fucking plague. It's a vehicle for the worst people to propagate their worst ideas to encourage people to become like them, and damned if it doesn't work. Best propaganda tool ever devised.

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PSA: QANON is Back [View all] OneGrassRoot Oct 4 OP

It never left. Trump's been playing the QANON anthem at his rallies since he left office Dennis Donovan Oct 4 #1

I came back to say that...lol. You're absolutely right. n/t OneGrassRoot Oct 4 #3

They have an anthem? Initech Oct 4 #9

Sam Seder talks about it: Dennis Donovan Oct 4 #11

About 25 years ago I thought then-developing social media would be a great thing. Ocelot II Oct 4 #2

It makes you appreciate DU (an early social media site that pre-dates Facebook and Twitter) even more, though. Dennis Donovan Oct 4 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 4 #5

You sound nice. Welcome to DU....I guess. GP6971 Oct 4 #6

Your tinfoil hat needs adjusting. Swede Oct 4 #7

Dang, I wanted a chance to reply... OneGrassRoot Oct 4 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 4 #16

Howdy yourself!!! Bye!! GP6971 Oct 4 #17

Still false TwilightZone Oct 4 #18

Ooooh, let me hurry (maybe send me a quick PM) OneGrassRoot Oct 4 #19

I saw a "god's children are not for sale" bumper sticker today. Initech Oct 4 #8

I recently saw an older guy wearing a shirt that said that ClimateHawk Oct 4 #10

It's a tagline from the movie Sounds of Freedom OneGrassRoot Oct 4 #13

Trolls and their farms have been extremely active recently JCMach1 Oct 4 #12

I liked it better when they called themselves the "tea-party." Intractable Oct 4 #15

QANON is just one of the conspiracy theory and right wing propaganda "channels" of mis- and dysinformation andym Oct 4 #20