Social media allows a political leader to direct the behavior of political movements, including engaging in violence and insurrection.

Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement − a media and disinformation expert explains the danger of political violence orchestrated over social media::Social media allows a political leader to direct the behavior of political movements, including engaging in violence and insurrection.

  • DandomRude@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    10 months ago

    I think this could be prevented… if there were actually any halfway serious consequences for those responsible.

    • maynarkh@feddit.nlEnglish
      171·
      10 months ago

      Yes, but that would mean that there would need to be serious consequences for insurrection across the board. Even for rich republicans. And that would mean consequences for rich people.

      The US has to choose between capitalism and democracy again. It has so far chosen capitalism at every turn since Nixon.

    • mr. ed's butler alfred@lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      10 months ago

      Yeah like if the media and Hillary didn’t conspire to created a pied piper candidate that is unraveling our social contract by the day