I had a conversation on politics w a stranger (he was living in the states from Hungary) about Trump.
He gets his news on #YOUTUBE
and believes Biden
is the criminal and I’m wondering how #GOOGLE
justifies making money
as they help get the real criminal elected #trump
#disinformation
The answer is #GREED #sociopathic
I know it’s #Facebook and #X too.
How can we navigate
more successfully
the line between
lies and free speech
For #democracy worldwide?
Years ago, I was visiting my parents, and thumbing idly through a ham radio book. I read out loud, "You might meet Jordan's King Hussein on the air."
My frail late mother, mind failing, heard just the name Hussein, tightly bitterly said,
"I don't like that man!"
The hashemite ruler?
No.
It was Obama's middle name she'd reacted to.
Years of poisonous talk radio into her ears, until the hate became instinctual in her mind, even as everything else faded.
#Propaganda works.
@murodegrizeco that’s heart breaking. I’m sorry.
@justiceLICSW Thank you for your compassion. I believe many of us have similar stories of startled disappointment!
The clouding of minds is a strange and evil art, with many clever ways to lead people astray.
We must fight off those efforts.