Elon Musk dissolves Twitter's board of directors

[liisgo]

Since Musk's takeover and the subsequent dissolution of the board, those interested can clearly see how Twitter was used for several years to thoroughly manipulate the masses into supporting and vilifying to achieve a particular outcome.

Musk's takeover of Twitter has certainly provided a cautionary tale for anyone who tends to "think" in terms of what's popular and what isn't.

Yep,,, whats amazing is just how many are willing to keep supporting it.

[Mazdatruck]

Yes, I suppose that might have been quite the revelation for some people who think anything they read on social media that fits their preferred partisan loyalties is the truth.

It's giant corporations and power centers pushing narratives, not Joe Citizen pushing narratives.

Elon bought Twitter which was a propaganda wing of the FBI/CIA/DHS/DNC/BigPharma and is turning into the Substack of Social Media. If people want truth they are not getting it through 50 layers of big-money-big-politics filters. They're getting it from real journalists who work for themselves these days because to work for big money means lies and narratives.

[steven lloyd]

If people want truth they are not getting it through 50 layers of big-money-big-politics filters. They're getting it from real journalists who work for themselves these days because to work for big money means lies and narratives.

Real journalists like Alex Jones and others like him.
Okay. As long as it fits the correct narrative.

[65deluxe]

If people want truth they are not getting it through 50 layers of big-money-big-politics filters. They're getting it from real journalists who work for themselves these days because to work for big money means lies and narratives.

People, and when I say people, I mean the left dont want the truth, they look for confirmation of what they already believe. Their heads would explode if they actually had to do some critical thinking and research, only to discover that what they've come to believe is a string of BS they've been fed. I mean when did the left start believing big government was good, quashing free speech was okay, war, which makes the rich richer was fine?

[rustled]

Good news here for fans of public policy firmly rooted in truth and transparency:

“What's happening in the information ecosystem poses a direct threat to action," said Jennie King, head of climate research and response at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a London-based nonprofit. “It plants those seeds of doubt and makes people think maybe there isn't scientific consensus.”
SNIP
Tweets containing “climate scam” or other terms linked to climate change denial rose 300% in 2022, according to a report released last week by the nonprofit Advance Democracy.
https://www.castanet.net/news/Business/ ... -s-Twitter

The public daring to think "Gee, maybe there isn't scientific consensus" scares the begees out of the folk profiting from people believing there is a scientific consensus about CACC, and profiting from people thinking a consensus in science means there's no possibility that consensus is wrong.

Well done, Elon Musk.

[steven lloyd]

If people want truth they are not getting it through 50 layers of big-money-big-politics filters. They're getting it from real journalists who work for themselves these days because to work for big money means lies and narratives.

People, and when I say people, I mean the left dont want the truth, they look for confirmation of what they already believe. Their heads would explode if they actually had to do some critical thinking and research, only to discover that what they've come to believe is a string of BS they've been fed.

The real sad thing is that the right think they are different - complaining about divisive politics and tribalism while promoting and perpetuating just that. Extremism and divisive populist politics (fueled by disinformation from both sides) is the real threat and extremist "thinkers" (left and right) who only imagine their preferred narrative that can only be found by "independent journalists" on social media platforms to be the truth share the blame for the polarization in our societies today equally.

[rustled]

People, and when I say people, I mean the left dont want the truth, they look for confirmation of what they already believe. Their heads would explode if they actually had to do some critical thinking and research, only to discover that what they've come to believe is a string of BS they've been fed.

The real sad thing is that the right think they are different - complaining about divisive politics and tribalism while promoting and perpetuating just that. Extremism and divisive populist politics (fueled by disinformation from both sides) is the real threat and extremist "thinkers" (left and right) who only imagine their preferred narrative that can only be found by "independent journalists" on social media platforms to be the truth share the blame for the polarization in our societies today equally.

The real sad thing is using every thread to bash "the right", despite the consequences.

Promoters of "left supremacy" used to do much better on Twitter. Not so much after Musk dissolved Twitter's board of directors.

[65deluxe]

People, and when I say people, I mean the left dont want the truth, they look for confirmation of what they already believe. Their heads would explode if they actually had to do some critical thinking and research, only to discover that what they've come to believe is a string of BS they've been fed.

The real sad thing is that the right think they are different - complaining about divisive politics and tribalism while promoting and perpetuating just that. Extremism and divisive populist politics (fueled by disinformation from both sides) is the real threat and extremist "thinkers" (left and right) who only imagine their preferred narrative that can only be found by "independent journalists" on social media platforms to be the truth share the blame for the polarization in our societies today equally.

Well Ive always considered myself an independent, open to new ideas, feeling each party has had their moments. I welcome free thought and the expression of new ideas from both sides. But I feel the current democrat platform has done nothing but increase the division which really took a leap under Obama (not saying thats where it began). Identity politics is the most divisive. Are the two parties different? Most definitely. Do both have issues? Of course. But todays democrat party, well I don't really have any other way of putting except to say they're just plain nuts. The damage they have done, be it with their open border, or education alone, may be unrepairable.

[steven lloyd]

But todays democrat party, well I don't really have any other way of putting except to say they're just plain nuts. The damage they have done, be it with their open border, or education alone, may be unrepairable.

Yup, the Democratic Party is full of nuts with crazy ideas but they don't have exclusive rights to that title. The current GOP is also full of unhinged nuts and the far right bears just as much responsibility for the division in today's society as the far left with both claiming victimhood for being "bashed". As long as both "sides" continue to dig in to defend their preferred narrative (and attack or defend their relative social media platforms of "independent journalists" - lol) there will be no movement toward consensus seeking. Both "sides" bear equal responsibility for the polarization that exists in politics today.

[Nedroj]

But todays democrat party, well I don't really have any other way of putting except to say they're just plain nuts. The damage they have done, be it with their open border, or education alone, may be unrepairable.

Yup, the Democratic Party is full of nuts with crazy ideas but they don't have exclusive rights to that title. The current GOP is also full of unhinged nuts and the far right bears just as much responsibility for the division in today's society as the far left with both claiming victimhood for being "bashed". As long as both "sides" continue to dig in to defend their preferred narrative (and attack or defend their relative social media platforms of "independent journalists" - lol) there will be no movement toward consensus seeking. Both "sides" bear equal responsibility for the polarization that exists in politics today.

Sure with Trump, there were some weirdo people coming out to support him in some very unusual and very patriotic ways. But what did the left do during his entire time in office? Constant violent Protests, multiple failed impeachments, smear campaign after smear campaign, accusations of being (enter typical lefty buzzword here) without any proof. His entire term in office was challenged from day one.

But the hypocrisy coming from Resident Joe Biden is astounding.
He bitched about Trump and the classified documents he had at his personal home, all while HE himself had classified documents in 3 different not completely secured areas of his personal home. Oops. That's a bit embarrassing.

Joe Biden bitched about Trump and his family business dealings ALL While his own Son was doing cocaine off of hookers' *bleep* and is involved in some very questionable business dealings with the Ukrainian energy corp. Biden has just been accused of Tax fraud for not declaring his 50k a-month payment for his son's house to live in.

So you can complain about Trump all you want but unless you are also holding Joe Biden to the same standard, you are not being honest and are spreading misinformation.

[liisgo]

The real sad thing is that the right think they are different - complaining about divisive politics and tribalism while promoting and perpetuating just that. Extremism and divisive populist politics (fueled by disinformation from both sides) is the real threat and extremist "thinkers" (left and right) who only imagine their preferred narrative that can only be found by "independent journalists" on social media platforms to be the truth share the blame for the polarization in our societies today equally.

Well Ive always considered myself an independent, open to new ideas, feeling each party has had their moments. I welcome free thought and the expression of new ideas from both sides. But I feel the current democrat platform has done nothing but increase the division which really took a leap under Obama (not saying thats where it began). Identity politics is the most divisive. Are the two parties different? Most definitely. Do both have issues? Of course. But todays democrat party, well I don't really have any other way of putting except to say they're just plain nuts. The damage they have done, be it with their open border, or education alone, may be unrepairable.

It would appear we are in a very decisive realisation and turning point on this. It is no longer a surprising moment for anyone to see what was created by the liberals and dem's. identity politics, cancel cultures, woke attacks, woke shaming and labeling of whole groups of people. Just to provide a platform that surely accounts for the majority of their parties support.
Politics' a very short time ago was economies, immigration, crime, health care etc.
Now its, victimhood's, woke education, cancel culture attacks, image offering. Not at all saying the right is perfect, but at least the tendency to achieve all support for the parties isn't so deeply based in Wokism, culture victimization.
I've never sworn an oath to either party, ever. What has changed is I and millions of others cannot and will not succumb to these parties that indulge themselves into these social games of identity politics.
I do not like hearing them talk, attack, label, shame any based on their idea's that only the others are, threats to democracy, evil, extremist's, misogynist, science deniers, dangerous, Russian supporters, nazi's, communists, and bad spellers, etc, etc.

The dem's and lib's, what they call themselves, are in current leadership roles. That makes them responsible for current failings. To keep power if any party needs to create illusion among the people of nothing but fear of the alternative is a pathetic joke so engrained into these new people.
These tactics are by a long shot, the very platform of these new parties that have hijacked the governments of the past left.
When the rights to bigotry, double standards, emotional entitlement, self pity all is owned by a single party, its gonna be a short life expectancy for them.