Monday, October 31, 2022

The way to deal with irresponsible, violence unleashing media? This is my last Twitter post

 The first stumble out of the starting gate, Musk posts a vile theory about the attack on Paul Pelosi on his new toy, Twitter. After many likes and outcries, he took it down.  How can we, who are still rational, deal with such dangerous garbage?  We can boycott advertisers and their supporters who feed such media, and we can vote against candidates who relay messages that stoke the deranged and willful and fanatic believers of unproved fantasies to act out with violence. Government cannot censor speech without becoming anti-democratic itself. Responsible media cannot just ignore these hate sites because we need to know what the hate mongers and violence-stoking media is saying so we and responsible media can counter them.    Yes, the attacker of Paul Pelosi was tagged as " deranged} by some, but it was reported quickly with evidence he was a devotee of violent hate sites promoting belief in conspiracy theories. His words and actions echoed those rioters on January 6, mimicking the same slogan, "where's Nancy," and sporting plastic zip ties as did the rioters, per Associated Press reports from valid sources.  He was not a "one-off" per the thousands as threats elected officials report to law enforcement. The responsibility media should shoulder is not to unleash the deranged with words and with lies and lacking evidence, that excuse,   justify, and laud violent acts. I will withhold posting anything on Twitter so long as the site promotes and relays vile and speculative theories that inspire the deranged to act out their hate with violence.   I may return to its use when it appears Musk has proved he has such postings under control.   When such vile postings raise money for a political cause or candidate, who use media for such purposes, lack of money, viewership, and pay-by-user speak louder than words.  I am posting this as my last one on  Twitter for the time being so Musk gets the message, and I hope others join me in this effort.

Why it matters that Elon Musk deleted a tweet about Paul Pelosi off Twitter - The Washington Post

Paul Pelosi's attacker reportedly carried zip ties, an echo of Jan. 6 : NPR

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was kidnap target by David DePape (cnbc.com)

Paul Pelosi attack: What we know | CNN Politics

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