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alexkaufmann

A Week of Descent into Madness

Jul 22, 2013 16:57

After a week on Twitter’s #Zimmerman and the facebook posts of some of my friends (no names), I now understand the problem is that the loudest voices (on both sides) are coming from the people with the lowest amount of accurate information ( Read more... )

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ext_2078804 July 23 2013, 15:03:39 UTC

I must say it is admirable that you waded through all the shit that social media puts out there. I was among the many that were misinformed about how integral (or not) SYG was in the case. It is sad that the loudest most obnoxious voice is the one most listened to, even if they are obscenely wrong. Most people do not delve into what they see on social media, they see what their "friends" like or retweet, or whatever and go with it. I have another to add to your list... If you get your news just from social media sites, you are part of the problem.

Well done Alex. Thanks for sharing.