Helene Recovery & Info

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tallheel95 said:
I hope so. I’ve been spending too much time on social media, being inundated with the despair and the crazy… think I’ve lost a little perspective.
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I've seen quite a few of these "the government isn't really helping and only making things worse" posts on facebook.

Every single one of them are from people whose facebook pages are just a litany of conspiracy theories, misinformation, and political crackpottery. Anyone who knows them or even facebook itself at any depth isn't going to take them seriously.
 
SnoopRob said:
I've seen quite a few of these "the government isn't really helping and only making things worse" posts on facebook.

Every single one of them are from people whose facebook pages are just a litany of conspiracy theories, misinformation, and political crackpottery. Anyone who knows them or even facebook itself at any depth isn't going to take them seriously.
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I've seen a lot of "normal" but low information, conservative leaning people sharing disinformation. Tons of bullshit going viral.
 
EhringhausSouth said:
Problem is, there are people needing and asking for help, no one is helping them, people who have heard from them are trying to help them and are being stopped. That is the part that doesn't make sense to me. At least let people in to help if you aren't or can't do it.
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No they aren't. If people need help and the professionals can get to them they will help them. No one is keeping supplies and help from people if the professionals can reach them.
 
JCTarheel82 said:
I've seen a lot of "normal" but low information, conservative leaning people sharing disinformation. Tons of bullshit going viral.
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But were really any of those folks reachable with non-conservative information and views before Helene happened?
 
JCTarheel82 said:
Probably not. Just wanted to note that the Helene disinformation spread is much broader than just the true GQP crazies.
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The spread may be broad, but the impact may very well be minimal. Trump spreads BS all over the place, but rarely does it convince anyone not already inclined to support him to actually support him.
 
JCTarheel82 said:
Probably not. Just wanted to note that the Helene disinformation spread is much broader than just the true GQP crazies.
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That's how it always is with GQP disinformation, though. The whole point of the misinformation campaigns by the Russians and others is that if you flood the zone with this crap it will capture a lot of gullible, mostly well-meaning people who don't recognize it as BS.
 
EhringhausSouth said:
Mod note: leaving this up to show that claims like the below really need to provide a source at the minimum.

FEMA is blocking aid from coming in. There are families that haven't eaten in days, yet supplies are not allowed in. Ridiculous.
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I literally drove my car full of food and diapers and bottled water and other necessities into Asheville today.

Dropped them all off with my neighbor who is running an aid station near the RAD.

GTFOH with that bullshit
 
rodoheel said:
That's how it always is with GQP disinformation, though. The whole point of the misinformation campaigns by the Russians and others is that if you flood the zone with this crap it will capture a lot of gullible, mostly well-meaning people who don't recognize it as BS.
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this.

a few of the people i've seen reposting this shit on instagram aren't super politically engaged nor do they normally post a bunch of right wing nonsense.

the propaganda seems to be getting to some people who are relative normies, unfortunately.
 
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