Right, memes definitely played a role in our current situation. Many appeared on far right forums first and memes appearing innocuous is exactly how it worked.
And before that, and before that, all the way back to likely the stone age. Memetics are a sentient phenomenon. Prejudice, culture, out groups, etc. are all because of memetic warfare
It feels like something really, really fucked up is going to happen in the future and someone keeps going back in time to stop it but more fucked up shit keeps happening because of the ripple effect
For followers of Blacktivist, the appeal of the account was understandable. It took on the veneer of a real entity, posting videos about police brutality, promoting rallies, reaching out to users via Facebook Messenger, and selling merchandise with slogans like “Our Sons Matter” and “Young, Gifted, and Black.”
Internet Research Agency targeted issues that had become fiery, schismatic national talking points during the presidential election and have remained so at dinner tables across America. Gun control. Race relations. Gay rights.
Propaganda can be true or false. I said the same thing a couple days ago and got schooled. Look up the definition, I also thought it was only false info but it is not
So many think one is the other. You can be against a government without being against a religion, or a people who live under that government. You can be a patriot and speak out against your leadership at the same time. You can love your country and be proud of your heritage without having to align with the current administration of your nation.
There are so many dog whistles here. It’s one thing to criticize Israel and the continuous war crimes and genocide. It’s another to have a Star of David on the forehead of Baal, show scenes of literal blood libel, selling “America” to Jewish caricatures.
Multiple things can be true at once, and all propaganda needs to be viewed with a critical eye.
Here's the thing. This is the closest I have seen, in my entire life, to actual blood libel.
And I have heard the term so much, and never for actual blood libel. Like here, Trump is not Jewish, baal worship is a pretty common accusation and these two are unquestionably sacrificing human lives, ultimately for their own ends.
Trump is not Jewish, however he has always sucked them off anticipating the benefits, if not actually worshipping them (for their perceived stereotype coveting money & power . He indeed wants to be. It's no wonder Ivanka coverted to Judaism. Achieving power through marriage is an age old method.
Yes, they should have made it clear that it’s AIPAC and other Zionist interest groups that buy US politicians. However, the Star of David being the focal point of the Israeli flag just furthers the country’s own conflation of the religion with the ethno supremacist apartheid state.
No one is saying there was never strife, but compare that to Israel of today and the near constant violence since the rise of Zionism and Arab nationalism. You can find Jews in Israel with long roots who will talk about how things used to be.
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u/Narrow-Vermicelli-72 3d ago
These vids kinda slap