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   Marlowe (glennmarlowe@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 09:16:02 JST Marlowe

   I’m just becoming fully aware of how presumably well-meaning people can be easily manipulated into amplifying right wing extremist messaging. Within the last few days this has been expressed through sharing memes supposedly intended to ridicule the absurd allegations of immigrant pet-eating in Springfield, Ohio. For example, one depicts a carful of dogs and cats driving away from Springfield to escape. While many of us understand this to be satire, it suggests and reinforces the malicious message that Haitian immigrants are actually committing the alleged horrendous acts. It’s astounding that many who should know better don’t understand their complicity in placing the Haitian immigrant communities, and all immigrant communities in the United States, at risk. This is deeply disheartening.
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     Camille lives at Praxis Now (camille@social.praxis.nyc)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 14:45:58 JST Camille lives at Praxis Now

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     @GlennMarlowe
     Yeah, the media had people thinking that misinformation was a function of Russian Mind Control. I spend enough time with people who have only middling education to know that most misinformation is spread by people who mean well and think they are just getting the word out about Pressing Social Matters.

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     Kid Mania (clintruin@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 14:46:00 JST Kid Mania

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     @GlennMarlowe
     Thanks for the heads up. You made me rethink some shit.

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     Kid Mania (clintruin@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 14:46:01 JST Kid Mania

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     @GlennMarlowe
     Not too harsh. Showed empathy. Firm. Concise. Clear. If anything, you came across as disappointed...and rightfully so.

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     Marlowe (glennmarlowe@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 14:46:02 JST Marlowe

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     • Kid Mania

     @clintruin You’re welcome. I hope I didn’t come off as too harsh. Just airing thoughts that have been incubating for awhile. Take care.