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intheflow

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19. Also, broadcast media was much more reliable and reported actual news.

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 02:14 PM

Jan 28

So more and more people became aware of, say, the lawlessness in which some Vietnam soldiers were operating with crimes against civilians, real body bags with bodies were shown nightly, and in other areas, they showed fire hoses being turned on children in the Civil Rights era, and the aftermath of Kent State. Because news sources were limited to local papers and nightly newscasts from trusted sources, these stories and footage brought the issues of the day into people's living rooms, and helped sway public opinion.

Now news is too disparately aggregated between 24 cable channels and 24-hour social media scrolls. We can each choose our own media and sources, and moreover, the mainstream media, in an attempt to retain viewers, has chosen to both-side everything and thus, sanewash the current GOP.

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Sorry. BlueSky!!!! BlueSky!!! is not "resistance". It's an echo chamber. [View all] Lemons UK Jan 28 OP

A tool's value is in how one uses it. BlueSky has brought me many sources for information AND ideas on how to fight back Attilatheblond Jan 28 #1

+1 Exactly demmiblue Jan 28 #9

::smirk:: Hey, I'm an 'older folk'. But I also curate things in my life, so that life long habit comes in handy Attilatheblond Jan 28 #11

I think we all are pretty much older folk here! Lol! demmiblue Jan 28 #13

Exactly. NewHendoLib Jan 28 #2

violence is not the answer, they would love an excuse to crack down even more. Dont give it to them. Stay peaceful Blues Heron Jan 28 #3

they will almost certainly use violence against us Voltaire2 Jan 28 #33

So by your definition, posting here is a waste of time as well. durablend Jan 28 #4

Lol! demmiblue Jan 28 #5

Bolueky needs to be cultivated Johnny2X2X Jan 28 #6

Well, 60's activists were faced/primed by an imminent threat--Vietnam hlthe2b Jan 28 #7

Also, broadcast media was much more reliable and reported actual news. intheflow Jan 28 #19

Wait, communication tools are "Resistance" now? Think. Again. Jan 28 #8

I've not seen a single person refer to socializing on BlueSky as Mike 03 Jan 28 #10

Agree orangecrush Jan 28 #14

I think back to growing up at that time stillcool Jan 28 #12

DU is an echo chamber too maxsolomon Jan 28 #15

Anytime a whole bunch of likeminded people come together and mostly to only share information that bolsters... DSandra Jan 28 #24

I would argue this place is more of an echo chamber Alpeduez21 Jan 28 #34

nah HowSpecialIsThis Jan 28 #41

Your concern is noted. Basso8vb Jan 28 #16

Depends on how you use it Maeve Jan 28 #17

Bluesky is what it needs to be now. The RESISTANCE WILL NOT BE TELEVISED! NT Jit423 Jan 28 #18

Wrong obamanut2012 Jan 28 #20

It does kind of seem like an echo chamber, tbh. BannonsLiver Jan 28 #21

well only if you block all the fascist trolls Voltaire2 Jan 28 #29

BlueSky seems a perfect fit for the "Good News Only Police" WarGamer Jan 28 #32

DU is a social media site. intheflow Jan 28 #22

Ok, so how do our old bones, those of us are in that golden age of 50's - 70's get out and do something??? a kennedy Jan 28 #23

true... but if it makes people fell good... do it. WarGamer Jan 28 #25

I agree. RandySF Jan 28 #26

"Posting on sites and social media does nothing." MayReasonRule Jan 28 #27

DU is an echo chamber, so why are you posting here? Voltaire2 Jan 28 #28

Techically it's a PLATFORM waldnorm Jan 28 #30

And four exclamation marks canetoad Jan 28 #31

Sorry, but Bluesky is the only sodial media site the con and MAGA can't control. Quiet Em Jan 28 #35

I can't figure out how to navigate it Captain Zero Jan 28 #36

It's like twitter. LeftInTX Jan 28 #38

This is correct... JCMach1 Jan 28 #37

Lemons said, in a social media echo chamber WhiskeyGrinder Jan 28 #39

Zero value. Lemons UK Jan 28 #40