I think it’s irresponsible to be a lackey for corpos too, yet here you are
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TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I think it’s irresponsible to say stuff like this without citing the study.
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I understand the urges and anger at the current system that inspire this kind of reply, but as another user pointed out, this guy, even if ostensibly on the side of the working class, is distributing misinformation.
The plight of the proletariat is dire as is, we don’t need to resort to far right tactics to prove that point and citing fake studies weakens the case for change in the eyes of people who have the media literacy to check those things.
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
The Patrick Webb (@Patrickwebb) guy on twitter only links to a publication called “Leading Report” who also doesn’t provide a reference.
x.com/Patrickwebb/status/2081107766735740996
theleadingreport.com/…/new-study-finds-that-a-min…
Turns out Patrick Webb and Jacob Cabe started Leading Report to make their Twitter fakes more believable by being able to link to a website.
…feedback.org/who-is-behind-the-misleading-leadin…
Your instincts were spot on.
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Yo, thanks for doing the work on this. I was really curious about the sources for this, because I’d love to show it to some people I know who don’t engage in these sorts of spaces that haven’t yet woken up to the plight of the proletariat that they in fact share.
I made my comment in between waking up and getting my morning chores done, so I was hopeful someone would be able to cite the study during the work week this week as me and my coworkers gripe about rising costs, hopeful that’d shake some of them out of their rabid dedication to the messaging of the Republican party. It’s a shame it’s a farce.
I understand media literacy is on the decline, and I understand the appeal to want to say things like this because they certainly feel true, but I wasn’t alive in '71 and this sort of comparison, while poignant, requires some more study and math than I think is approachable to the average bear.
We all gotta be on the lookout for dishonest actors like this. These kind of tactics are exactly what the far right have been doing for decades to fool their base.