Election Challenges, Protests, Conspiracy Theories, and Moral Panics

[Dill]

(01-20-2021, 12:13 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I'm surprised that no one had posted this, and this seemed the appropriate place.  Seems AOC wants money to "deprogram" "white supremacists".  If I had to hazard a guess I'd bet her definition of what constitutes a "white supremacist" is pretty damned broad.  Maybe we can put them in re-education camps while we do it?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/aoc-pushes-for-more-government-funding-to-deprogram-white-supremacists/ar-BB1cOtai?li=BBnbcA1

"Deprogramming" appears to be the reporter's word. The word AOC used was "de-radicalize." She may be referring to counseling resources already in existence for people seeking to withdraw from the movement, services to which people voluntarily commit themselves. After being chased out of the Capitol by a disinformed mob, it appears she now considers online disinformation as a public safety issue.

She's not the only one.

Night before last Tucker did a segment on Democrats using the "D-word" in reference to Trump supporters. They wonder if we have reached a point where victims of Trump lies could or should be more actively countered in the interest of public safety.

Tucker made it clear--"The Left" now wants to trample on the free speech rights of each and every one of those hundreds of those ordinary Americans who broke into the Capitol building two weeks ago and chased AOC out--along with those who egged them on.