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The threat of misinformation, conspiracy theory and social media to our democracy
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I'm surprised I don't see a recent thread on the 4T forum on this topic. It's time, and President Obama came to my county, the major source of social media itself, to discuss this very topic in April 2022. He starts by discussing Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the larger worldwide and USA trend of which Putin's a part.

click here to get to Obama's speech
https://youtu.be/ExEApwbhfqQ?t=575





Obama, any more than any other president, was not perfect in his decisions and actions. But this was mostly because he was not given support from young people who decided Obama was not perfect or change did not happen fast enough, and then gave up, as well as independents and moderates who decide to blame the president for everything that happens. He says what we need to hear now, and we need to listen rather than blame the messenger. We need to move away from conspiracy theory, misinformation and the misuse of social media.
"I close my eyes, and I can see a better day" -- Justin Bieber

Keep the spirit alive;
Eric M
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The threat of misinformation, conspiracy theory and social media to our democracy - by Eric the Green - 04-22-2022, 01:08 PM

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