Staying on topic: "Decentralized social networks have proved appealing to white supremacists and other far-right groups"
That's only because they were chased out of where they wanted to be.
They were happy to be on Facebook and MySpace before that (not to mention Twitter/Dipbird), but they were chased out. Not only were they chased out, they weren't allowed to be on alternative platforms of the same caliber as Facebook or Twitter/Dipbird. So they had to wander the online wilderness for a while before squatting in some online ghetto. Not just white supremacists but also "white supremacists."
Today it's what the Establishment calls "white supremacists." Tomorrow it can be defenders of Due Process. The day after that it can be users of Telegram or Signal. Some time later.... it can be you or me; by that time, it may be too late for us. It begins with Undesirables, then it creeps to Freaks, then it ends up at Normies.
Decentralized networks are for everyone, and anyone can claim a corner of a decentralized network for himself/herself. Even Establishment-types can find a place on some decentralized network or other; they just need to leave the rest of us alone.
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Its hard to see what you did there by saying not just white suprems but "white suprems" haha but I got it! Yea dude... but even then.. I do not see those people on hive, lol.. at least not in any significant amount like I still see on facebook.
I know all about what you are talking about/getting at tho.. its incrementalism/divide and conquer. I did an audio version of my friends article "Chilling Dissent: How the Government Demonized Americans"
Ive been at this waking up with masses, before I ever heard anyone say the word Woke.
When I was in grade school, white supremacists were people who not only espoused a certain ideology but also went out of their way to make the lives of "the others" a living hell. Based on how the term has been used in recent years-- especially in phrases such as "the black face of white supremacy"-- it's come to mean (simply) anyone who disagrees with the Establishment. That's why I put the term in quotes.
As for the incrementalism you noted, I was refering to the classic account from World War II about how no one was left to defend the main character of the account (someone who was Jewish). It was something like "When they came for the Gypsies, I did nothing because I'm not a Gypsy" repeated several times with different peoples.
(This looks like a topic better suited for Proof of Brain than LeoFinance, so I'll go down that rabbit hole for a while to post something on this topic there later. I need the tokens.)
Just a reminder: National Public Radio (NPR) is literally state-run media in the United States. For what we care about, NPR promotes FUD.
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I know who you are talking about, and I've heard that quote many times.. I am coming from the American dissident category and have been this way for more than 10 years now, thanks to youtube.. it radicalizes us in the best way : )