@CStamp @ZDL @mikelovesbikes @wendinoakland @todymotmot @profdc9 @GutterPoetry @zakalwe

you would think people would notice the extensive #psyop to convince the #left to not vote, via various methods: #learnedHelplessness, #toxicIdealism, premature empty cynical capitulation, "BoTh SiDeS tHe SaMe" and other endless bullshit, and understand that what they should do is #vote

@DeliaChristina obviously #TikTok is a prime example of #PsyOp'ing #AntisocialMedia!

@IndieGoblin @RobotDiver @RegGuy

Robot Diver:

would you admit that #trollfarm #psyop from #maga or internationally lies and falsely depicts #AOC's record to suppress the #left #vote?

if you do, please don't buy that manipulation anymore

most importantly:

there is a metric shitton of that lying psyop on AOC coming

absolutely nobody thinks AOC is perfect

there is no hero worship here, that's what maga morons do

understand the game of lies to elicit #toxicIdealism to suppress the vote

@CStamp @RobotDiver @RegGuy

a lot of the #toxicIdealism you see on #mastodon in terms of "they're not perfect, so don't #vote" is the same as a russian #troll putting an american flag on their #twitter handle and goosing #kremlin narratives targeting #maga

fake #leftists on the #fediverse with lazy easy #left bonafides to do their #psyop

they do it, because it unfortunately works

toxic idealism is a real problem with #leftist rhetoric

they suppress the left vote and we get #trump

@RobotDiver @RegGuy

i don't really give a shit about these "they're not perfect" takes

you can find dirt on anyone

overall, #aoc and #bernieSanders are way better than any other credible challenge, and that's what matters

#toxicIdealism is a problem in this world

do not fall for it

and plenty of it is just a #socialMedia #psyop by #maga and #geopolitical #trollfarm to incapacitate your #vote

do not fall for it!

@rhempel

it's #socialMedia

greatest #psyop in history

"To peer across the world... To place our thoughts into the minds of your leaders. Make your teachers teach the true version of history, your soldiers attack on our command

We'll be everywhere at once, more powerful than a whisper, invading your dreams, thinking your thoughts for you while you sleep. We will change you, Dr. Jones, all of you, from the inside. We will turn you into us. And the best part? You won't even know it's happening"

@tshirtman @mloxton @tarheel @inthehands

Well yeah, #socialMedia is nothing but people blowing off steam (all I'm doing)

...and a massive #psyop campaign

But, in understanding that it is a psyop campaign, we see there is something here worth fighting for, because it has an effect: it gave us our first internet #troll president, #Trump

So how can we turn social media to a force for good? And if we can't, how do we ameliorate it's destruction of our societies?

I agree arguments are stupid

@pliny

No

Because you frame it as

1. Punishing centrist dems

2. Expecting them to be perfect before you vote

What you do is you ignore that toxic waste

Then you show up in the #primaries #primaries2026 and replace them

The #Democrats are an empty vessel

Fill them with your will

Don't listen to toxic #socialMedia "the Democrats suck so I won't show up"

Of course they suck!

And?

Do you see the #psyop that only helps #Trump?

If your reasoning results in inaction *you* fucked up

@inthehands @StillIRise1963 @tarheel

why i'm posting this now

#midterms2026 means enough #democrats to stonewall #trump

but as the time draws near you will hear the same old whiny lies:

"both sides the same"

"corruption is everything"

"nothing matters"

"waah waah"

some of it is real #toxicidealism

some of it is #geopolitical #trollfarm #psyop

advertising their fake #leftist bonafides, like an american flag profile on #twitter injecting a #maga #kremlin agenda

people fall for it

And the #media, dear god the media.

A few central actors - who have insider deals with these industries and execs, to spread false narratives, in order to confuse the issue - own most of the big media outlets.

It's become #psyop as a service. Only #independentmedia can be trusted nowadays. Even #AP is being corrupted by the current US administration, which is nuts.

We can't go on like this and everybody knows it. But what do we do?