How Online Hatred Toward Migrants Spurs Real-World Violence
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/09/technology/migrants-racism-social-media-violence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B04.dmzC.6fDloedeWIWl&
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gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2y
Fuck 'em, but those social media posts didn't come out of a vacuum. Political and media leaders that have been looking for votes and clicks and doing lazy "migrant scary!" rhetoric and stories deserve a lot of blame for creating the environment where things like this mass violence can happen.
worldwidewave@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Just look at the riots in the UK, internet words can clearly lead to real-world violence
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
It's known as stochastic terrorism.
a.k.a. "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" and/or "abortion doctors are murderers and something should be done!"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorism
Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Thank you for using this term, it's important.
ogmios@sh.itjust.works · -6 pts · 2y
Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run · 7 pts · 2y
Or maybe not spread hatred?
ogmios@sh.itjust.works · -6 pts · 2y
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I have a feeling I know which "privileged group" you're talking about.
Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run · 2 pts · 2y
TY! FlyingSquid, I didn't have the energy for it today. May your harvests be plentiful!
ogmios@sh.itjust.works · -5 pts · 2y
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
And yet if you look at your deleted posts in the lemmy.world modlog, we can tell exactly who you're talking about.
https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&userId=5946442
You know the modlog can be searched, right?
ogmios@sh.itjust.works · -5 pts · 2y
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
I think I've identified a group you believe it is acceptable to hate. Hence all the anti-trans deleted comments.
MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 2y
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