You do remember back in 2016 when the Russian government interfered in the presidential election between Hillary Clinton and the carnival barker? The Russians did all they could to increase the political and social discord in the United States. According to the U.S. intelligence community, project “Lakhta” was the code name for the Russians’ interference when it should have been called, “Dumb Ass Americans.”
You’ve got to give credit to Russian President Vladimir Putin for knowing that the American people would be so gullible as to allow themselves to be swayed by anything that they saw on social media. I guest Putin was only relying on American history to prove his point. Ole Vlad remembered a young man who saw the level of American ignorance many years ago when he created one hell of a pimp game on the American public with the creation of the “Pet Rock.”
For all of you guys that are maybe too young to remember the Pet Rock, let me take you back to 1975. In 1975, a young man by the name of Gary Dahl came up with the idea while in a bar listening to his friends complain about their pets. This gave him the idea for the Pet Rock.
Gary got some rocks and packaged them in custom cardboard boxes complete with ventilation holes and straw bedding that resembled a pet carrier. Although the fad lasted only for about six months, he sold just over 1 million Pet Rocks at $4 each making Dahl a millionaire.
The Pet Rock was just the tip of the iceberg of ignorance and that ice has yet to melt. Did you know that an Italian artist sold an invisible sculpture (That’s right, he sold “nothing” to someone!) for over $18,000 and he gave the buyer a certificate of authenticity to prove it’s real. Say it with me, “Dumb Ass Americans!”
Since 1975 and the advent of social media, it seems that the American public has only gotten more ignorant by the day. Think about this. How many people have you seen in the media who are famous for being famous? They haven’t done anything, but somehow, they’re famous and rich and you can’t tell me why.
Now, to be fair and before you start thinking I’m this old “Luddite” throwing shade on technology and social media, that’s not at all where I’m going. I’m just asking that, before Tuesday, November 5, 2024, we make informed and intelligent decisions based on reading and research. I only ask that we couple and cross reference that knowledge with CNN, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, and FOX (Yes, FOX News).
We’ve got to be brave enough to listen to all perspectives and draw our own conclusion. And yes, we need to see what they’re saying on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. After all, you know that a broken watch is right twice a day.
Let’s use all these platforms to gather and gain information and knowledge. But we should also put on our thinking caps and come up with conclusions predicated on researching the candidates, not just “likes” on social media.
So, where am I going with this? Well, buckle up; it’s going to be a rough ride. Black and Brown people all over this country can expect to be the target of disinformation, misinformation, straight-up lies and total madness through social media targeting Black and Brown voters.
Why are Black and Brown voters going to be targeted? I’m so glad you asked. We are going to be their next target because Putin and the “tangerine toy soldier” have gotten total control of all of Appalachia and every trailer park in the country! Their next stop is the Projects and the Barrio.
Rember these devils came at us in 2016! Russia’s (White people’s) disinformation zeroed in on us by through creating Instagram and Twitter accounts. Now there are X accounts pretending to be Black voices that create fake news websites like blacktivist.info, blacktolive.org and blacksoul.us.
The Pet Rock salesmen we’ve got to look out for always refers to himself in the third person. He pretends he’s rich when he’s really broke, and he pretends you’re welcome in his home when you will never receive an invitation. He pretends he’s intelligent when we all know he’s extremely ignorant and he pretends he’s a tough guy when his skin is as thin as tissue paper.
The question for me is, come Tuesday, November 5, 2024, how many of you are going to buy a Pet Rock?
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