I struggle to think of a good reason why such prominent figures in politics and tech would associate themselves with such an event.
There is no good reason, but there is an obvious bad one: these prominent figures have racist sympathies (if they aren't "outright" racist themselves) and in between a lack of empathy and position of privilege don't care about the negative effects of boosting racist influencers.
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blakestacey@awful.systems · 15 pts · 1y
🎶 Substack, David Shor, Nate Silver, Noahpinion,
Dick Hanania, bathrobe from Aella
We didn't start the fire 🎶
YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems · 10 pts · 1y
🎶 We didn't start the fire
We just tried to profit
From our own new market
We didn't start the fire
Though I see why we might've
I did not ignite it 🎶
scruiser@awful.systems · 9 pts · 1y
There is no good reason, but there is an obvious bad one: these prominent figures have racist sympathies (if they aren't "outright" racist themselves) and in between a lack of empathy and position of privilege don't care about the negative effects of boosting racist influencers.
blakestacey@awful.systems · 6 pts · 1y
There comes a point when "they are themselves racist AF" becomes the simplest explanation for so many things.