What if we taught people how to spot propaganda -- especially from their own political side?
You might want to ask yourself how an Air Force veteran ended up in a mob storming the Capitol, though.
What - and who - pushed her into thinking it was the right thing to do.
You might want to consider that many people like her are still out there.
Unpopular opinion, perhaps, but Babbit had it coming.
— The Biggest Mad. (@TweakaliciousTV) January 22, 2021
What if we taught people how to spot propaganda -- especially from their own political side?
(What? There's no such thing!)
Sure there is. The left scares its voters, same as the right.
(Yeah, but we scare them about REAL crises, not racist nonsense.)
Hmm.
And no, I'm not saying that #BothSides practice this to the same degree.
I'm saying we all have blind spots when we agree with what's being said and who's saying it.
Until eventually you believe thing Q.
And as crazy as thing Q is, there are a disturbingly large number of letters that come after it.
It might be a bunch of things. PTSD. Lack of purpose after a military career. A complex marriage.
Sometimes, though, there's a manipulative fucker in the shadows holding a stick and a picture of a kid with a target on it.
Those are the ones we have to look for. Those are the ones who need to Find Out.
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Let me take a stab at this after years of reporting on Marine One, HMX-1, Continuity of Government, etc. None of this is definitive, but it could help explain what folks are seeing:
1.) HMX-1, which flies the VH-3D and VH-60N 'White Top' helicopters used to move... 1/X
the President and VP around, those helos being called Marine One or Two when either is onboard, need to train. The urban landing zones, including WH and VP Residence, are not simple to get in and out of. So, crews need some currency training. They are not just tasked with... 2/X
moving POTUS and VP to get them around the region and to Andrews AFB for long-haul flights, they are essential to Continuity of Government operations. This means that if a threat were to emerge, they need to be ready to snatch POTUS and VP in minutes. This is partially... 3/X
why they have a full forward operating location at Naval Support Activity Anacostia, just 3 miles from the WH. As such, practice is important and considering the state of things, it is critical now more than in any recent memory. 4/X
2.) Considering what happened last week, including mobs of Trump supporters screaming in unison to hang the VP for doing what the constitution states, absolutely despicable in every way, security has been tightened just as it has been all over. Using the helicopters instead.. 5/X
1.) HMX-1, which flies the VH-3D and VH-60N 'White Top' helicopters used to move... 1/X
Very noisy helicopters flying around Vice President\u2019s residence \u2014 what is going on? pic.twitter.com/XPs1A3px7m
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 11, 2021
the President and VP around, those helos being called Marine One or Two when either is onboard, need to train. The urban landing zones, including WH and VP Residence, are not simple to get in and out of. So, crews need some currency training. They are not just tasked with... 2/X
moving POTUS and VP to get them around the region and to Andrews AFB for long-haul flights, they are essential to Continuity of Government operations. This means that if a threat were to emerge, they need to be ready to snatch POTUS and VP in minutes. This is partially... 3/X
why they have a full forward operating location at Naval Support Activity Anacostia, just 3 miles from the WH. As such, practice is important and considering the state of things, it is critical now more than in any recent memory. 4/X
2.) Considering what happened last week, including mobs of Trump supporters screaming in unison to hang the VP for doing what the constitution states, absolutely despicable in every way, security has been tightened just as it has been all over. Using the helicopters instead.. 5/X