Yes thank you Jaime. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 10:03 AM Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I hate to get involved in these conversations but consider this: > > Perhaps what you're seeing is actually designed to increase division > between left and right by reinforcing their preconceived notion people > already have as the "enemy" on the other side. Remember that social media > runs on extremes, conflict, click bait, and extreme ideas. People then > feed on this, share it, reinforce the idea and it spreads like wildfire. > Algorithms make sure you keep seeing the same ideas, not new ones that may > offer a conflicting message. Promoting the idea that "everyone is getting > along, things are getting better" doesn't make much money. > > Generally accepted now that there is significant foreign influence in > creating these divisive posts. Lots of it doesn't originate in the US. > Think about that for a moment! > > If you haven't seen anything positive on Biden in the last 24 hours, then > you really need to reconsider your sources. I'm not talking about whether > you like what he did or not, I'm saying that the news has been flooded with > what he's been up to as president. He, like any other president from any > party, is quite busy his first day in office. > > It saddens me to see people I've known for a long time take on extreme > positions. I believe most people are moderate in their political views by > nature, and we have a huge amount we agree on as Americans. But the > current situation with social media and media in general is ensuring that > we forget that and turn against our friends and family. > > > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 5:38 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Here is a serious question for my democrat friends. For the last 4 years > I > > have seen non stop obsessive posts (on Fakebook) bashing Trump. He is now > > out of office and I still see this. I do not recall ever seeing any > > positive posts promoting Biden and what good he is going to do for our > > country. With that said, can any of you help me out and give me your > > position in support of Biden that does not involve Trump bashing? I am > > trying to keep an open mind to find out what I have to look forward to > for > > at least the next 4 years. If you don’t have anything to say regarding > the > > positive things Joe is going to do, then there is no need to post. > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
