@WeePat the purveyor of far right riot truths and the scourge of Brighton!
England | right wing knuckle draggers on the streets
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That video also uses the word “invasion” because there is in context, a small group of Asian men. Begs the question what kind of right wing nonsense the poster is viewing/reading
Who has time for that? Probably should have read more than the 1 or 2 pages I did though.
I actually thought that was an asylum seeker that committed those murders, it's horrible this sort of thing goes on in today's world, I'm shocked the police aren't more vigilant with it but I'm proof how easy it is to spread one side of an argument and I don't really tend to get much news other than the 5 minutes on X scrolling.
As said above it's horrible this is happening and they can't co-exist peacefully.
Genuinely my twitter seems to default on far-right news apparently (Despite me not following anybody not football related).
For the record I'm not playing dumb and it's for this exact reason I don't tend to watch the news, read papers as it seems everybody is just pushing an agenda and was hoping If I spoke on here I'd get a more reasoned view. So this has all come about because of those attacks on the children (Yes I heard about that!) and some fake news saying the person responsible was an asylum seeker? It's a shame they tarnish everybody with the same brush, just because a person of a certain colour commits a crime it doesn't mean others of the same colour even would? Strange logic.
Twitter.com is the answer to that question.
That question probably deserves a thread of its own unless there is already one.
Here, have a look at what "the other side" houses has been under for the past week.
I had to actually check twitter and see if I use that tab and unknowingly I do as it defaults there, where is a good place to get fair balanced news? I've seen here that it's clearly a poor source
It's terrible when people misinterpret what you mean when you post "let's go in there and start stabbing".
Or old videos that have nothing to do with the current situation.
Yup, far right stuff started appearing on my timeline en masse a few days ago, and despite blocking every account that shows up I'm still getting straight up Nazi shit.
That too.
The For You used to work well enough, and you'd mostly get stuff you found interesting. It still does for some people, but for others (like me) it's turned almost entirely far right. Like actually far right. Think more Oswald Mosley than Angela Merkel.
There are Twitter accounts out there that are reliable... ish. But I stay off Twitter these days, so I couldn't tell you.
I think I already responded to him but there are so many responses I'm struggling to keep up but obviously like any rational person when presented with facts I concede it's seems to be majorly British based that have gone off on a tangent attacking races of people unwarranted and I hope the police deal with it.
Then that itself is highly problematic. As others have already mentioned here, Musk has turned Twitter into a far-right misinformation farm, so do yourself a favour and avoid it.
Never had any interest of being on Twitter, I am really glad I made that decision.
What is a good balanced news source today then?
Well normally I’d agree with you but this poster has a history of posting conspiracy theories and being on the wrong side of arguments. I recall him spreading covid vaccine disinformation and getting a warning for it. I don’t believe him that he’s some kind of bumbling fool looking to learn.
I think ultimately it's up to Niall but I for one think that the Newbie system we have is still fit for purpose.
I guess just start with reputable news outlets. BBC, Reuters, The Guardian maybe. James O’Brien is good for deconstructing stuff like this.
Avoid shit like the Daily Mail who have stoked this fire and blamed migrants for everything for decades. Or the Telegraph who have framed this as far-right and Muslim both fighting each other when is has been 99% far right violence and thuggery.
This is an increasingly difficult question to answer. The short answer is - definitely not twitter. I'd probably trawl through the conventionally 'sensible' outlets like the BBC, Reuters, the Guardian and others and come to your own conclusions.
I did get an infraction for that but that's the only time I've had one but I also don't think I'm a "Bumbling fool" and think that's harsh, I'm just not informed on this subject and have shown that I can change my opinion and have openly asked for better sources of news to avoid this in future?
Thank you
I've found BBC to be tainted before on a few things but two of you have mentioned Reuters so I'll give them a go, thank you.
Maybe complex topics are not for you then.
Basically what Kaos said. The "Norwegian BBC" NRK is also very good, but obviously that's in Norwegian so it doesn't help most people. But those kinds of sources are usually decent. They make mistakes as well, but they're probably not providing you disinformation. And if they do, probably not all of them are at the same time. So glance at a few different ones, if you have the time or interest. Just avoid coming into the "both sides" mindset, where if you've read an article on BBC you have to read the same thing on Fox News (or whatever).
Your post history suggests someone coming late to the party every time to ask questions which are at best “stirring”.
It’s been noticed. Do better.
I would suggest giving Twitter the heave-ho
So you find the BBC tainted but haven't realised Twitter is a right wing cess pit. Of course.To be fair, if there's a 30 page thread about a developing issue I am definitely not reading all the pages. Hell, I've been following this thread actively from the start, and if there are 6 new pages when I wake up I'm glancing at the last few. Where he went wrong was coming in so strong with the devil's advocate, but he's admitted that.
Sky News has been good
BBC have definitely fallen victim to the whole “both sides” shit in recent times, and they’ve used neutral language on this already like calling them “anti-immigration protestors” instead of racist rioters which is what they are. These people aren’t protesting Canadians coming into the country. They’re not against Americans. It’s people with different skin colour.
I was hoping the BBC were just being like this because the Tories had their feet to the fire and had already gutted them and threatened them with cuts, but they’re still being a bit shit.
Had to read this twice (with original) to get it
Poorly worded comparison
Acted the hard man. Got caught. Now needs to face the consequences.
Having a kid is not going to keep you from jail Matty.
Fair point
I'm not looking to pick a fight with you, obviously I know it's full of rubbish too. I've said I only use it for football related bits but a few of these videos popped up and I wanted to ask the question here to get a better understanding, with the uproar it's caused I'll read through the thread if I have time next time or get an opinion based on a better source such as Reuters as others have suggested.
Musk has made it in the past so that it defaults to the For You tab. So yeah just keep an eye on that because it will just switch over randomly and have you thinking it’s your actual timeline for a sec. Then you realise it’s nobody you actually follow and switch back.
That's my point, if you're going to wade in to an obviously sensitive issue, tread carefully and don't parrot right wing talking points.