#right-wing

[bushwarss]

[gryficowa]

The standard liberal and right-wing character has too many nuances:

[rosebyanyothernameisascandel]

Politics isn't limited to just elections alone, and neither are disinformation campaigns. I'm not trying to spin some sort of a conspiracy theory here, but with how chaotic things seem to be these days I feel like it's an important topic to be aware of.

As probably everyone knows, bots are often used in these campaigns, so here's a few signs you're dealing with a bot:

The account is new (may not have a profile picture)

It posts 24/7

It clearly pushes a message

The language seems off – things may be phrased in an odd way/ the grammar isn't that great (y'know, the way AI phrases things)

The account doesn't have any followers / isn't following anybody

Having said that, it's important to remember that nation-states don't rely on bots alone, quite often actual humans are part of these campaigns as well. You've probably heard of so-called troll farms, which are groups of people whose literal job it is to spread disinformation and fuel social divisions.

Obviously, when it's real human beings doing it, it's harder to tell whether you're dealing with a foreign influence campaign or just an opinionated person from your own country. But there are some more signs:

there seems to be a pattern with their posts - like, they mostly post political content, but once every 3 days they add something completely unrelated to politics

their posts/comments are typically pretty aggressive and heavy on insults

they use specific insults for particular politicians like "delulu Kamala" and stick to it every time they bring this politician up

Hope this helps x

[gratuitous-aesthetic]

Controversial opinion here, but it is also fucked up to dox someone and try to get them fired from their job for exercising their speech. Even if what they say is ghoulish.

Like, yeah, the first amendment was primarily designed to protect speech against the government from said government. It was also designed to protect the press and basically turn newspapers and journalism into the "fourth estate."

But it has also evolved into a culturial ideal of protecting people from just expressing their opinions in general. You can't yell fire in a movie theater, but you can go online and express your opinion of the theater even if it is something vile.

Celebrating the terroristic assassination of some opinionated talking head is fucked up(in my opinion) but trying to take away the livelihood of the person celebrating is wrong too. Especially in a time when employment is getting scarcer and money isn't going anywhere near as far. There goes their entire family's home and dinner, just because some other ghouls on the Internet didn't like their opinions! Fuck that McCarthyism type shit.

Just don't associate with people who you disagree with if it bothers you. It's that simple! Especially on social media.

People need to be able to voice their opinions freely. I'd rather let people say whatever fucked up shit they want, so I can know who and what they really are, rather than peer pressure them into only voicing the "accepted," opinions. They'll still believe the fucked up shit, but then they'll just hide it. I'd rather know who everyone really is and just live with hearing things I dislike from time to time.

Stop frothing at the mouths for conflict and the opportunity to inflict harm on your "opponents."

[unwelcome-ozian]

[ir-tg-curvy-mature-feetworship]

[anarchonist]

Probably not a very hot take, but one thing I've noticed about not only conservatives but anyone having a sort of worryingly 'right-wing' (for lack of a better term) mindset is the preoccupation with potentials instead of the world around them.

Disinformation, conspiracy theories, weird religious hangups, obsession with investment returns etc., spending more time in the realm of 'it could happen' than trying to earnestly engage with the world around them seems to me to be a hallmark of someone with a harmful and even destructive mindset.

Escapism is very human, but at the point where it becomes more important for you to view the entire world through the lens of what you think it is or the ideal of what it should be instead of looking at what it is and thinking about how it can be improved on its own terms, you're on a bad path.