It occurred to me the other day that discussions such as we have on Free Republic are outright banned on Facebook and Twitter, the “mother’s milk” of social discourse, it seems, for most Americans. Combine this with what the media is pumping out and the Chinese with TikTok and people have to be horribly confused.
It appears that, so far, The Powers That Be have not been able to shut down FR. So, I think it looks like the course being followed is to flood it with disinformation.
This takes, I think, two forms. There are the happy voices, supporting the messages of TPTB, just like the media. For the vax, this means repeating endlessly its wonderful “effectiveness”, even though it hasn’t stopped this virus anywhere it is being used, and those “vaccinated” still get infected and spread the disease.
The other voice flooding FR with disinformation are the crazies, supporting TPTB by throwing up straw men and preventing meaningful discussion. For the vax, this means things like it “magnetizing” you. For other COVID remedies it means ridiculing their use, even as proper medical usage is blocked by blatant politics.
The end result can be almost as effective as what Facebook, Twitter and the rest of them are doing.
I miss the Viking Kittens.