This is clearly the work of the liberal establishment/Democratic party who have a history of 1. Using bots to influence social media and 2. Blame narratives that run counter to their narrow political program as Russian or Chinese “bots”.
To be clear, I am not a right winger, I’m a socialist who wants student loans to be forgiven, in fact I’d like to see every part of the system challenged with political struggle and reforms, to the point that a class society is no longer sustainable and a new society of the workers can be fought for and won as humanely as possible. Also, if you consider yourself a progressive liberal who is registered as a democrat, I’m not immediately talking about you specifically here, but the party bosses who will sabotage our movements to stay in power; basically the lesser-evilist “moderates” who are so corrupt that its becoming difficult to tell the difference between them and the republican establishment.
But on the other hand, both parties are using social media bots, and the most popular method is to make the other party look like 1. They are using bots 2. They are backed by foreign countries who use bots. So this could actually be republicans using bots to make it look like democrats are using bots. This kind of uncertainty is paralysing. What do we do?
Get organized with other workers, if you’re in a union, get involved. If not, attend local DSA/socialist worker meetings or involve yourself in community work that puts you in touch with like minded individuals in your community, and organize them using democratic methods. We have to create an alternative system that is democratic and highly organized to fight back. Recent social movements have not been hugely successful, but they are getting better, we are learning from past mistakes and becoming harder to manage. Please don’t sit on the sidelines any longer, realize you can’t trust the news media or social media. Talk to friends and family about their experiences and put yourself in contact with local activists who share your values.
This is clearly the work of the liberal establishment/Democratic party who have a history of 1. Using bots to influence social media and 2. Blame narratives that run counter to their narrow political program as Russian or Chinese “bots”.
To be clear, I am not a right winger, I’m a socialist who wants student loans to be forgiven, in fact I’d like to see every part of the system challenged with political struggle and reforms, to the point that a class society is no longer sustainable and a new society of the workers can be fought for and won as humanely as possible. Also, if you consider yourself a progressive liberal who is registered as a democrat, I’m not immediately talking about you specifically here, but the party bosses who will sabotage our movements to stay in power; basically the lesser-evilist “moderates” who are so corrupt that its becoming difficult to tell the difference between them and the republican establishment.
But on the other hand, both parties are using social media bots, and the most popular method is to make the other party look like 1. They are using bots 2. They are backed by foreign countries who use bots. So this could actually be republicans using bots to make it look like democrats are using bots. This kind of uncertainty is paralysing. What do we do?
Get organized with other workers, if you’re in a union, get involved. If not, attend local DSA/socialist worker meetings or involve yourself in community work that puts you in touch with like minded individuals in your community, and organize them using democratic methods. We have to create an alternative system that is democratic and highly organized to fight back. Recent social movements have not been hugely successful, but they are getting better, we are learning from past mistakes and becoming harder to manage. Please don’t sit on the sidelines any longer, realize you can’t trust the news media or social media. Talk to friends and family about their experiences and put yourself in contact with local activists who share your values.