im thinking of how few spaces there are online that are predominately poc/non western and explicitly communist/left. its a shame. but i like to believe most poc leftists are doing irl work. at least thats my personal experience. social media is a white man's kingdom
"As someone who uses social media, I have found it to be a vital and efficient resource for reaching out to others and educating communities. However, the Internet is still largely governed by the same racist and sexist rules that structure the “real” world. One could even argue that the Internet gives white supremacy full access to black activists and their thoughts, which is perhaps one of the largest downsides of using the Internet to engage in racial justice work."
"it's becoming increasingly obvious that social media is beginning to carry out the legacy of the American dream in insidious ways that both distract us through, and perpetuate the seductions of, white supremacist capitalism."
Aph Ko (and also why the great firewall might possibly be one of the best things in china)
Aph Ko (and also why the great firewall might possibly be one of the best things in china)
It's like what I always think: the free market nowadays is a mere excuse to ravage any counter-western hegemone's economy, so as much as possible, protectionism may be the way to go until you have a strong enough social media infrastructure base to counteract, if not challenge it
im thinking of how few spaces there are online that are predominately poc/non western and explicitly communist/left. its a shame. but i like to believe most poc leftists are doing irl work. at least thats my personal experience. social media is a white man's kingdom
social media is also the kingdom of AI garbage now, tons of it is fake. And it's just regurgitating the racist crap
"As someone who uses social media, I have found it to be a vital and efficient resource for reaching out to others and educating communities. However, the Internet is still largely governed by the same racist and sexist rules that structure the “real” world. One could even argue that the Internet gives white supremacy full access to black activists and their thoughts, which is perhaps one of the largest downsides of using the Internet to engage in racial justice work."
"it's becoming increasingly obvious that social media is beginning to carry out the legacy of the American dream in insidious ways that both distract us through, and perpetuate the seductions of, white supremacist capitalism."
Aph Ko (and also why the great firewall might possibly be one of the best things in china)
It's like what I always think: the free market nowadays is a mere excuse to ravage any counter-western hegemone's economy, so as much as possible, protectionism may be the way to go until you have a strong enough social media infrastructure base to counteract, if not challenge it