I really try to hang out in more nuanced modes of rhetoric...

I really try to hang out in more nuanced modes of rhetoric but: Don’t amplify psychological terrorism by repeating it in social media posts condemning it. Stop.

When you do this, no matter your intent, you are helping the worst people by repeatedly exposing the intended targets to the terrorizing messages.

Yes, hate campaigns need to be discussed. Not by amplifying the messages themselves across networks rich in their targets.

Like 10 November at 16:05 | Open on mas.to

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Erin Kissane

Terrified people getting constantly re-terrified can’t think clearly. We all need to be thinking as clearly as we can. This was true in 2016 and during the early-pandemic info vacuum and it’s true now.

10 November at 16:08 | Open on mas.to

Fifi Lamoura

@kissane 💯 we need more "tend and befriend" response and less "fight, flight or freeze" over the long haul.

10 November at 16:17 | Open on eldritch.cafe

Spare Joe

@kissane Is there a way to protect people's psyches without playing nice? I blame playing by the rules for the US loss.

10 November at 16:21 | Open on mas.to

Jer-Bear

@kissane good message. My flavor of it is “if you are consuming right wing content ironically or critically, you are still consuming right wing content.” I realized this after I left reddit and stopped reading subs that posted right-wing content and mocked it.

10 November at 16:21 | Open on kind.social

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