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Erik van Straten“The silencing of pro-Palestinian or anti-genocide voices is the reason why this genocide is still going on after 10 months.” Ghassan Abu-Sittah, Rector of the University of Glasgow, 1 August 2024 ---- <a href="https://www.securityincontext.org/posts/hegemony-factories-or-independent-thinkers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.securityincontext.org/posts/hegemony-factories-or-independent-thinkers</a> (source: [1])It contains a HUGE misunderstanding: "pro-Palestinian" and "anti-genocide" voices are two *VERY* different things.Perhaps NOT from the PoV of Palestinians, but DEFINITELY from the viewpoint of most west-EU citizens, their media and their governments.Sunday I joined a protest in Rotterdam that was announced as an emergy protest "do not let Gaza starve" (in Dutch: [2]).However, *AGAIN* it was a *PRO-PALESTINE* protest (see the video I made in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/114291502939774579" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/114291502939774579</a>).West-EU people, and possibly "their" think tanks, are made to believe that they have to choose between *either* Palestine *or* Israel to exist "from the river to the sea".Enormously affecting western thinking, the Israeli propaganda machine does their utter best to continuously remind us of the Holocaust, and to make us believe that anyone who denies Israel from "defending themselves against terrorism" is a Holocaust-denier and/or an antisemite. Unfortunately, this *just works*.On Dutch TV viewers are reminded of WWII *every day*. It simply is <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Hasbara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hasbara</a> without viewers noticing it, and even the media fail to see their bias.[Note: my grandfather, born in 1900, was a Jew. He was sent to nazi labour camps (instead of Auschwitz) because he was maried to a Dutch woman. His family was murdered by the nazi's. I do not hate non-Zionist Jews.]Pro-Palestine demonstrations have been counter-productive from the start. If the most extremist arguments are not removed, like shouting "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free", I will remain one of the very few Dutch people who is willing to join such protests. And I'm getting tired, because it feels pointless.IMO <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FrancescaAlbaneseIsRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrancescaAlbaneseIsRight</a> - but her PoV is considered to be too extremistic, in particular when taking into account the immense failure of EU-countries to protect Jews during WWII. It is why hasbara works so well (in Germany in particular).The cold blooded execution of the rescue workers made it to the news on Dutch TV, but the murder of approx. 17,000 Gazan children and the starvation of 2 million hardly gets any attention.If polarization is not reduced RIGHT NOW, the media will turn away again. In particular because this year it's 80 years ago WWII ended in NL (victim remembrance day is on May 4), the tone of the debate needs to change. NOW.If not, 2 million Gazans will die.[1] Bilal Barakat (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@bifouba" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bifouba</a>) in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@bifouba/114302380048285492" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://kolektiva.social/@bifouba/114302380048285492</a>[2] <a href="https://acties.todon.nl/event/noodprotest-laat-gaza-niet-uithongeren" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://acties.todon.nl/event/noodprotest-laat-gaza-niet-uithongeren</a><a href="https://todon.nl/@joenepraat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@joenepraat</a> : do you know how to get my message to the protest organizers?<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@palestine</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Strategy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GazaGenocide</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polarization</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polarisation</a>

Claire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍5/ Un des reproches principaux : le fact-checking pourrait aggraver la polarisation du débat public. Mais les journalistes vérificateurs insistent : ils se concentrent sur les faits, pas sur les opinions. La question est de savoir comment garantir cette neutralité. <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polarisation</a>

earthlingThe Authoritarian Divide: Populism, Propaganda, and Polarization by Orçun Selçuk, 2024In the context of the global decline of democracy, The Authoritarian Divide analyzes the tactics that populist leaders in Turkey, Venezuela, and Ecuador have used to polarize their countries.<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nonfiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#populism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polarisation</a>

Joanna Bryson, blatheringThis is a super interesting paper on EU affective <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polarisation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polarization</a> a) love table b) would love to see table 4 compared to RU and Musk in-language propaganda spend, particularly plotted over time.<a href="https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/8531/3968" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/8531/3968</a>Affective Polarization Among Radical‐Right Supporters: Dislike Differentiation and Democratic Support@

Erik van Straten<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mrfunkedude" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Mrfunkedude</a> :OTOH, by creating "just us" bubbles, does that not lead to increased hatred and misunderstandings?Is the US society definitely yes/defenitly not an excellent example of such polarization?Is being pro or anti-Israel wrong?Putin?P.S. I too do block and mute people.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polarization</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polarisation</a>

Daniele de Rigo2/The OECD report [1] also notes:"Internet platforms and social media also make it easier to spread false and misleading information. Some actors may do so deliberately to distort public debates and fuel <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polarisation</a>. At times this may form part of a <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/HybridWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HybridWarfare</a> tactic, to erode the social fabric of open societies and weaken their defences. Such <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> campaigns have already been observed"This may recall the <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/EvidenceSubversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EvidenceSubversion</a> risk in science (thread: <a href="https://hostux.social/@dderigo/113523640776941306" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hostux.social/@dderigo/113523640776941306</a>)

Erik van Straten<a href="https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mastodonmigration</a> wrote: <<< It's journalism's job to correct blatant falsehoods, >>>I disagree. Your blatant falsehood is someone else's truth.It should NOT be journalism's job to please advertisers who target a specific audience, but to show readers the full picture - by providing them with POV's from interesting people with different opinions (who really know what they're talking about), and to refer to facts provided by trustworthy, unbiased sources.It's journalism's job to make *their READERS* think - not to think for them.When people fail to understand that polarization benefits third parties, then the question is not *whether* this eventually will blow up in their faces.<a href="https://friendica.opensocial.space/profile/kamalaharrisforpresidentnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BroadenYourView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BroadenYourView</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Think" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Think</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polarization</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polarisation</a>

beSpacificProgramme created by former president <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JimmyCarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JimmyCarter</a> to support elections in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fragile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fragile</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracies</a> is increasing <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#election</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/monitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monitoring</a> in US as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polarisation</a> and voter distrust grow ahead of Nov 2024 presidential contest. The pledge comes as <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> and his supporters continue to cast doubt on the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/integrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#integrity</a> of US <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ballots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ballots</a> following the ex-president’s claim that he would have won the #2020 poll if it had not been <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rigged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rigged</a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> Read Free FT.com <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/70efc1c9-4299-49f1-9b35-d18ffbca17b3?accessToken=zwAAAZDmJ1HZkc9w78HJQplJ8dObNdGP-8oXswE.MEQCIGX1k0P6C_FknRmrOk-l628S_32TXQHpAkg4Drd8CMW2AiAvu7HDWT93PzVkvJ6G_seTW8o7N-84_p1etDW8tGY_4w&segmentId=70efc1c9-4299-49f1-9b35-d18ffbca17b3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/70efc1c9-4299-49f1-9b35-d18ffbca17b3?accessToken=zwAAAZDmJ1HZkc9w78HJQplJ8dObNdGP-8oXswE.MEQCIGX1k0P6C_FknRmrOk-l628S_32TXQHpAkg4Drd8CMW2AiAvu7HDWT93PzVkvJ6G_seTW8o7N-84_p1etDW8tGY_4w&segmentId=70efc1c9-4299-49f1-9b35-d18ffbca17b3</a>

Chuck DarwinDo you think the US economy is going gangbusters or collapsing ?Your answer likely depends not on whether wages and employment are rising but on whether you side with Democrats or Republicans, with the latter currently reporting that economic conditions are worse than in the depths of Covid.This is what political <a href="https://c.im/tags/polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polarisation</a> looks like: a disease we’re regularly told has spread across advanced economies, posing the biggest 21st-century threat to our democracies. Which is odd, because it’s not. Recent researchspells out that the ⭐️US is an outlier on polarisation,⭐️ defined as the extent to which you feel more negatively towards political parties other than the one you support.Examining 12 OECD countries over the past four decades, it confirms the US’s polarisation surge. But there was no uniform pattern. Five countries (including France and Switzerland) had more modest increases, 👉while six saw polarisation fall back, including Germany and the UK.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/19/us-voters-are-increasingly-polarised-over-politics-but-brits-are-far-less-stubborn?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/19/us-voters-are-increasingly-polarised-over-politics-but-brits-are-far-less-stubborn?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</a>

Dr. Emma L Briant🐕🇬🇧in🇦🇺Woop! My research has been accepted to present at the International <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Communication</a> Association's post-conference 'P³: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Power</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Propaganda</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polarisation</a>' in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brisbane</a> on 26-27 June 2024! <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ica24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ica24</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/commodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/polcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polcomm</a>

Kamil BernaertsHi everyone! A short <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a>: I'm a PhD student in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PolSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PolSci</a> primarily interested in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/polarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polarization</a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/emotions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emotions</a>. My research project focuses on disentangling both the meaning(s) and mechanisms of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/polarisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polarisation</a>. I'm affiliated to both Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) and University of Warwick (UK). I hope to get in touch with many other <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/scholars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scholars</a> here, as well as discover fascinating new <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a>. Nice to meet you!

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