Post AivxgQHade686ybx0y by EdSanders@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #Aisrbwd5lQuNmoGoBk by mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
2024-06-12T01:34:50Z
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*sigh**Deeper sigh**Sighs so deeply, exhales all breath and falls off couch*The levels of irony here: A news headline saying that most Black Americans believe "conspiracy theories" about US institutions, including the news. But when you look at the "conspiracy theories" that Black folk believe, they are supported by data.ð€¡Including the "conspiracy theories" like "the news is designed to make Black folk look bad."ð€¡ð€¡Sorta like this article.ð€¡ð€¡ð€¡https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2024/06/10/most-black-americans-believe-racial-conspiracy-theories-about-u-s-institutions/1/N
(DIR) Post #AisrbxbM9N78niSw7c by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-06-13T11:50:13Z
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@mekkaokereke âGullible black people foolishly believe that media try to make them seem gullible and foolish.â
(DIR) Post #Aisrc0PlgucxWe4Dya by mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
2024-06-12T01:45:20Z
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We do this little dance every few months.The conspiracy theories that Black people believe, are not the same as the conspiracy theories that racist people believe.https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/112389097355412092And yes, I said "racist people," not "white people." Because Kanye believes some nonsense too. And because if you're white but didn't believe in "welfare queens" or "super predators," you probably didn't believe in Ivermectin or vaccines making you magnetic or election theft either. I said what I said.2/2
(DIR) Post #AivsrA4ckDGRFpqbrc by cy@fedicy.us.to
2024-06-14T22:47:56Z
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Some conspiracy theories are supported by hard evidence. News is provably biased according to your skin tone. Their real game here is to turn conspiracy theory into a shameful thing, so that they can conspire against us without anyone poking their pesky noses into their business.
(DIR) Post #AivxgNhiE4D877oGoa by EdSanders@mstdn.social
2024-06-12T14:20:30Z
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@mekkaokereke That Pew headline really does capture the essence of institutional racism. It is the most respected institution in the field of social research in the country. It knows full well that the data supports the conclusion that systemic and structural racism pervades American society, but it couldn't stop itself from condemning people who understand that obvious truth as buying into conspiracy theories.
(DIR) Post #AivxgPBAk1N0gmbJNA by EdSanders@mstdn.social
2024-06-12T21:01:47Z
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@mekkaokereke Pew seems to be trying to step back from this incendiary "study" or the language in it, or something. I can't really figure out what they're doing, but at least part of it is trying to redefine "conspiracy theory" when it has to do with race. How about this Pew:Admit you screwed up. Admit that these observations aren't "conspiracy theories", but data-supported conclusions by people with direct experience with these activities and institutions.
(DIR) Post #AivxgQHade686ybx0y by EdSanders@mstdn.social
2024-06-12T21:09:15Z
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@mekkaokereke Here's an example of the bait and switch tactics from the survey:Anyone with eyes can see that black people are disproportionately jailed. Whether they all agree that it's specifically to make money for prisons or not I can't say, there's certainly evidence for lots of other reasons, like denying them their right to vote or even just "to keep them down" (the general supposition of the study).It's the second part that tries to make the obvious conclusion seem "crazy".
(DIR) Post #AivxgQs6RtIxwDh6vY by jonathanpeterson@hachyderm.io
2024-06-12T23:14:38Z
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@EdSanders @mekkaokereke I gave up about 1/4 way through reading the study, for just that reason. It seemed to be trying REALLY hard to equate black folks not trusting American institutions with QANON style craziness. Sure there are some nutty anti-vaxing POC, just like white folks. But almost all POC know about Henrietta Lacks and the Tuskegee Experiment. Did I somehow miss actual history of democrats keeping adolescent sex slaves/adrenochrome donors in the basement of pizza joints?
(DIR) Post #AivxgRiZIpGwYwF0hk by noyes@mastodon.online
2024-06-13T00:35:49Z
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@jonathanpetersonNo. But if Dems had kept adolescent sex slaves in the basement of a pizza parlor in some sort of institutional capacity, it would still be a hell of a lot less evil than what they've done with spreading Covid and underwriting genocide in Palestine. Dems had a great four decade run as the good guys that just couldn't get things done for golly gee shucks reasons. Always reasons. That's over now. Now they're just another bad guy flavor.@EdSanders @mekkaokereke @beadsland
(DIR) Post #AivxgSK937KWRTp1H6 by jonathanpeterson@hachyderm.io
2024-06-13T16:34:33Z
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@noyes @EdSanders @mekkaokereke @beadsland TIL Democrats spread Covid and are somehow at fault for the GOP poster boy Netanyahu waging genocide.
(DIR) Post #AivxgTAbu3IV4CMv3I by noyes@mastodon.online
2024-06-13T18:26:09Z
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@jonathanpetersonYes Democrats spread Covid, and use disinformation amplified through the state apparatus to do so. If you just learned that today, your part of the problem. As for Netanyahu, we gave them weapons to defend themselves against a threat. They instead used them to kill women and children. That's on them. Then we replenished them. They used the resupply to kill more women and children. Over and over and over again. That's on us.@EdSanders @mekkaokereke @beadsland
(DIR) Post #AivxgTr9LtKDC8GtMG by jonathanpeterson@hachyderm.io
2024-06-13T20:17:14Z
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@noyes @EdSanders @mekkaokereke @beadsland Covid spread most quickly in cities before we knew how to handle it. Once we knew, things reversed and deaths were overwhelmingly in GOP parts of the country. If you believe otherwise, feel free to educate me. I particularly want to hear about "disinformation amplified through state apparatus"Congress members who wanted to keep supporting Ukraine had to tie that funding, to border security and Israel funding to get it passed. Who's fault?
(DIR) Post #AivxgTtdCfJHJpQsE4 by jonathanpeterson@hachyderm.io
2024-06-12T23:18:10Z
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@EdSanders @mekkaokereke I don't really have any interest in WHY they did it. I now assume Pew is a brand that may have once been trustworthy but, like Forbes, is now a content clickfarm. If they ARE legit, they will need to spend enough money and time proving it with retractions, ombudsman changes and good work to break through me ignoring them.