Every single last phrase being flogged in these ads came to you directly from the eugenicist disinformation purveyors of the #TantonNetwork, the dark money and lobbying group that pretends to consist of "immigration hawks" but whose true, stated aim is population control
"A network of anti-immigrant groups and their political allies have worked to keep this once-fringe “great replacement” conspiracy theory alive by pushing a version of it focused on immigration.
The late John Tanton, a white nationalist who is widely credited as the architect of the modern-day anti-immigrant movement, did much in his lifetime to popularize the conspiracy...."
These are the same networks which breathlessly covered every unhinged tweet Trump fired off from the toilet or whatever and defended it because he was the U.S. President and therefore it was newsworthy
“People involved in negotiations…. cited the speech’s criticism of Trump — who may run in the Republican presidential primaries in 2024 — and its timing two months before the midterm elections.”
At the same time this was going on, Jewish people (and allies) in Los Angeles were raising major alarms about Nazi infiltration and disinformation campaigns on the West Coast
Leon Lewis started what effectively amounted to a spy ring in LA that year in order to keep an eye on what was perceived as a growing fascist threat after a very public Nazi demonstration in July 1933 aish.com/the-undercover…
One of the most public figures involved in this effort was actor and comedian Eddie Cantor, who endured death threats, ongoing targeting and harassment, and lost sponsorships over it. Cantor was a founding member of the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood…
I have! He sued the FBI claiming he was discriminated against by the FBI for being an old white dude. He's trying to shill his book about it right now and appeared on Sean Hannity's show just this week.
This. It's why I've said all along that FUNDING JOURNALISM is what needs to be done, not fact-checking schools, not more algorithmic interference, not yet another stupid fucking app. Just pour all that money into small independent newsrooms. It's the one thing no one wants to do.
I've been in so many meetings about this and just watched everyone else go dead-eyed when I say "actually all we really need to do is fund journalism" for so many years. They all want their stupid-ass ideas to be the one to save the day. Well, guess what? They had their chance.
Fund journalism, support independent newsrooms, unionize newsrooms, and go forth and report. It's the only way to truly fight in this ideological, stochastic, largely invisible war -- with facts, understanding, compassion, and new ways of engaging with one another and the world.
Settling scores and covering their own worthless asses by farting out what anybody could have seen at the time, if they had simply not let themselves get caught up in the disinformation and propaganda campaigns. Next time, listen to the debunkers.
I'll never stop being enraged about this. I tried so hard. But I guess I'm no match for what know-nothing pundit hacks get overpaid to make up out of their racist little pea brains
Actually, that's not true. The disinformation purveyors and the know-nothing pundit hacks are suddenly losing, big time, which means the debunkers are finally winning. And while it's happening way slower than I would like, I promise to be part of their terrible consequences.