I didn’t realise these kind of culture war astroturfing regressive religious groups were this active in Australia. I hope there is something we can do at a societal level to prevent this escalating.
Antivaxxers
Sovereign Citizens
White supremacists
Anti Trans “protesters” (making threats to libraries)
Religious “mothers” groups banning books
I’m happy for people to have their beliefs but these things all feel like they are being done cynically by dark forces that want to change the fabric of our society - Or maybe I am off with the fairies, I don’t know sometimes.
Am I alone in thinking that? What can we do about it?
The alt-right social media propaganda effort from the US over the past decade has been a scattershot approach and had a large effect on a lot of the English speaking world.
Plus Rupert Murdoch, Boris Johnson, other right-wing grifters big and small using it to their advantage.
There aren’t many good options except dealing with the people and the money running the operations, I think.
these things all feel like they are being done cynically by dark forces that want to change the fabric of our society
At least some of it is from Kremlin and CCP shills and bots. They can’t compete with “the West” militarily, but they can get on social media and divide people.
I didn’t realise these kind of culture war astroturfing regressive religious groups were this active in Australia. I hope there is something we can do at a societal level to prevent this escalating.
I’m happy for people to have their beliefs but these things all feel like they are being done cynically by dark forces that want to change the fabric of our society - Or maybe I am off with the fairies, I don’t know sometimes.
Am I alone in thinking that? What can we do about it?
Start abusing staff for not having sex end books?
Bet someone doing that would just get trespassed and banned from the store.
The alt-right social media propaganda effort from the US over the past decade has been a scattershot approach and had a large effect on a lot of the English speaking world.
Plus Rupert Murdoch, Boris Johnson, other right-wing grifters big and small using it to their advantage.
There aren’t many good options except dealing with the people and the money running the operations, I think.
At least some of it is from Kremlin and CCP shills and bots. They can’t compete with “the West” militarily, but they can get on social media and divide people.
cookers are gonna cook