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(Thread) Get Your Raincoats Ready
In Nov, Fiona Hill testified that Russia was gearing up to attack the 2020 election. https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/impeachment-hearing-11-21-19/h_e5f412556b473e2b719f00744dd055a3
Today we learn Russia is backing Trumpâs re-electionâand Trump was furious lawmakers were briefed about it. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/politics/russian-interference-trump-democrats.html
In Nov, Fiona Hill testified that Russia was gearing up to attack the 2020 election. https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/impeachment-hearing-11-21-19/h_e5f412556b473e2b719f00744dd055a3
Today we learn Russia is backing Trumpâs re-electionâand Trump was furious lawmakers were briefed about it. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/us/politics/russian-interference-trump-democrats.html
1/ Just yesterday @alexzfinley, @john_sipher, and @AshaRangappa_ published this fabulous piece:
https://www.justsecurity.org/68728/why-the-2020-election-will-be-a-mess-its-just-too-easy-for-putin/
Hereâs what we can expect
This time around, the Republican Party is âworking in parallel with Russian intelligence. . . â
(Um, #RussianCollusion)
https://www.justsecurity.org/68728/why-the-2020-election-will-be-a-mess-its-just-too-easy-for-putin/
Hereâs what we can expect
This time around, the Republican Party is âworking in parallel with Russian intelligence. . . â
(Um, #RussianCollusion)
2/ No, the GOP is not working in tandem with Russia because Putin is blackmailing them all.
The GOP is working in tandem with Russia because their goals are aligned.
And because they'd rather have Russia-style oligarchy than true liberal democracy.
The GOP is working in tandem with Russia because their goals are aligned.
And because they'd rather have Russia-style oligarchy than true liberal democracy.
3/ The GOP is aligned with Russia because the GOP has morphed into a reactionary party.
To take us back to the âgood old daysâ when [white] men could do as they pleased, they have to destroy our institutions and dismantle the government. https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1070708168949346304
To take us back to the âgood old daysâ when [white] men could do as they pleased, they have to destroy our institutions and dismantle the government. https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1070708168949346304
4/ Russia also wants to destroy our institutions and dismantle our government.
Hence Trump-Fox-GOP + Russia =
I agree with this conclusion (From the @just_security article linked earlier)
Hence Trump-Fox-GOP + Russia =
I agree with this conclusion
(From the @just_security article linked earlier)
5/ They just have to undermine public confidence in the outcome of the election.
Iâve been taken to task for suggesting that itâs far easier to sabotage an election through a disinformation campaign that undermines confidence than by manually flipping votes.
Iâve been taken to task for suggesting that itâs far easier to sabotage an election through a disinformation campaign that undermines confidence than by manually flipping votes.
6/ Fact: Itâs less risky and more efficient to undermine an election through a disinformation campaign.
@selectedwisdom explains that a goal of active measures is to âundermine democracy, to make Americans lose confidence in democratic institutions. . .â https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/russia-hacked-u-s-minds-and-undermined-democracy-author-says
@selectedwisdom explains that a goal of active measures is to âundermine democracy, to make Americans lose confidence in democratic institutions. . .â https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/russia-hacked-u-s-minds-and-undermined-democracy-author-says
7/ From the @just_security article, âThe only way to neutralize this threat is through public awareness of Russiaâs tactics and increased civil participation.â
That's what Obama meant by âcitizenship.â
I wrote about that here https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1228847863968362496
That's what Obama meant by âcitizenship.â
I wrote about that here
https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1228847863968362496
8/ âIncreased public awarenessâ is also what the Rand Corp, in this essay, called âputting raincoats on the population.â
https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html
If we expect to be drenched with a "firehose of falsehoods," we wonât be caught by surprise.
https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html
If we expect to be drenched with a "firehose of falsehoods," we wonât be caught by surprise.
9/ Also from the @justsecurity article: Donât "overreact" to the outrage. . .
[Isnât that just what your Twitter Mom has been telling you? Now you can see sheâs backed up by very smart people.]
![9/ Also from the @justsecurity article: Donât "overreact" to the outrage. . . [Isnât that just what your Twitter Mom has been telling you? Now you can see sheâs backed up by very smart people.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERQ4lFyU8AA_aQF.jpg "9/ Also from the @justsecurity article: Donât \"overreact\" to the outrage. . . [Isnât that just what your Twitter Mom has been telling you? Now you can see sheâs backed up by very smart people.]")
[Isnât that just what your Twitter Mom has been telling you? Now you can see sheâs backed up by very smart people.]
10/ To put the matter bluntly, the US Presidentâwith the help of a major political party and in tandem with Russiaâwill wage a Russian-style disinformation war against the citizens of the US.
Let that sink in.
So expect lots more crisis and spectacle https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1228176690938961921
Let that sink in.
So expect lots more crisis and spectacle
https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1228176690938961921
11/ One of the ways a disinformation campaign kills democracy is by destroying what social scientists call the public sphere.
https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756841/obo-9780199756841-0030.xml
The antidote is to strengthen the public sphere through community organization.
https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756841/obo-9780199756841-0030.xml
The antidote is to strengthen the public sphere through community organization.
12/ When you reach out to potential voters, talk to them about the disinformation blitz that's coming and the cycle of outrage.
People have been asking about how to reach out to MAGA people.
For the 2020, ignore them.
Jennifer Rubin is correct https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1230561903648239616
People have been asking about how to reach out to MAGA people.
For the 2020, ignore them.
Jennifer Rubin is correct
https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1230561903648239616
13/ Jennifer Rubinâs conclusion dovetails with what @RachelBitecofer been saying: The 2020 election will be won or lost depending on who turns out to vote.
Swing and persuadable voters are fewer in number and less important than people realize. https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1230561903648239616
Swing and persuadable voters are fewer in number and less important than people realize. https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1230561903648239616
14/ MAGA people are entrenched in the lies, and they're unwilling to give them up https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1222908932680638465
If youâve canvassed for a campaign you know the campaign sends you to likely or possible voters.
They donât wear you out by sending you to people "marinated in Fox News"
https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1222908932680638465If youâve canvassed for a campaign you know the campaign sends you to likely or possible voters.
They donât wear you out by sending you to people "marinated in Fox News"
15/ A long term solution is fixing the separate media bubbles.
The short term goal is winning the 2020 election by a comfortable enough margin to leave no doubt about the outcome.
This should get you started: https://terikanefield-blog.com/things-to-do/
The short term goal is winning the 2020 election by a comfortable enough margin to leave no doubt about the outcome.
This should get you started: https://terikanefield-blog.com/things-to-do/
Exactly https://twitter.com/FranksHarpZone/status/1230669610665594880
We know so much more now. I personally remember feelings shocked by how many "people" fell for stupid ploys. Now I know they weren't people.
The Mueller Report taught us what to expect.
https://twitter.com/FranksHarpZone/status/1230669610665594880We know so much more now. I personally remember feelings shocked by how many "people" fell for stupid ploys. Now I know they weren't people.
The Mueller Report taught us what to expect.
Yes. It's heart-breaking and gut-wrenching. We have our work cut out for the November election and beyond. https://twitter.com/LKellenbarger/status/1230672584993206272
I didn't include "privilegd" because when the frontier was open, non-privileged ordinary white men had a place they go to pillage and grab. I know about this. I wrote a biography of Andrew Jackson. https://twitter.com/prreinke/status/1230693452817608706
The land stolen from the Indians was often . . .
The land stolen from the Indians was often . . .
. . . ordinary men with rifles.
Moreover, all white men benefitted from the subjugation of women.
During the age of Empires, rule breakers could go to the colonies.
One theory is that when the age of Empire ended, and the American frontier closed, the rule breakers . . .
Moreover, all white men benefitted from the subjugation of women.
During the age of Empires, rule breakers could go to the colonies.
One theory is that when the age of Empire ended, and the American frontier closed, the rule breakers . . .
So now the rule breakers have taken over our government.
I rest my case.
And I yield back the remainder of my time.
I rest my case.
And I yield back the remainder of my time.
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Sometimes Twitter doesn't like me.
Sometimes Twitter doesn't like me.
All my threads are also blog posts. This one is here: https://terikanefield-blog.com/get-your-raincoats-ready/
Well, in that case, maybe I should post it again:
https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1070708168949346304 https://twitter.com/ElleMaria2/status/1230995047396462592
https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1070708168949346304 https://twitter.com/ElleMaria2/status/1230995047396462592
