It’s a real problem that there’s a misinformation media ecosystem including prominent politicians and mainstream news sites like Fox News (e.g. yesterday was an Antifa false flag).
The horse has already left the barn and even deplatforming Trump isn’t enough at this point.
The horse has already left the barn and even deplatforming Trump isn’t enough at this point.
https://twitter.com/respectablelaw/status/1347055062284120064
I’m concerned the U.S. simply isn’t structurally setup to deal with this problem. 121 members of the House still voted against certifying Biden’s win AFTER what happened at the Capitol. Fox News is calling yesterday a false flag operation.
There’s no way to hold them accountable
There’s no way to hold them accountable
Gerrymandering means you’ll always have members of the House that have no risk of losing elections. 1st amendment and death of Fairness Doctrine means Fox News can push its alternate reality to millions while Newsmax & OANN ready to fill their shoes if they ease up on misinfo.
This is basically the paradox of tolerance applied to American democracy.
These are decades/centuries old undercurrents that have burst to the surface. Simply banning some accounts isn’t enough. This will only get worse over the next few years. The Trump’s era was a warm up.
These are decades/centuries old undercurrents that have burst to the surface. Simply banning some accounts isn’t enough. This will only get worse over the next few years. The Trump’s era was a warm up.
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