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No, there are too many problems with Facebook | |
4 (20%) |
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Yes, its great | |
13 (65%) |
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OTHER | |
3 (15%) |
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nycbos
(6,034 posts)The digital game is one of the reasons why we lost in 2016.
If we didn't use it we would lose every single election. I wish this wasn't the case but it is.
Bettie
(16,095 posts)Last edited Mon Oct 4, 2021, 08:42 AM - Edit history (1)
it exists and it reaches people.
If you dislike it, then don't use it.
Use the social media! The other side does.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... it could be an effective "weapon" for the Democrats to use.
Salviati
(6,008 posts)drray23
(7,627 posts)Iggo
(47,552 posts)EDIT: Dammit! Too slow!
RKP5637
(67,107 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,452 posts)VarryOn
(2,343 posts)Zuckerberg is one of us. Sheryl Sandberg (future CEO?) is even more so. They boldly muzzled Trump. They were decisive and effective, along with Twitter, in constraining the Hunter laptop conspiracy story at a key time when others wouldn't have.
And during COVID, they've worked since January to deal with misinfo.
For all their flaws, I think they do more good than harm.
Scrivener7
(50,949 posts)They handed EVERYONE's records to Cambridge Analytica for the benefit of TFG. They gave him a platform. They had a dedicated office in Trump Tower so everyone in the Trump campaign could get their help immediately while they were using psyops against unsuspecting voters to get Trump elected.
They are the PRIMARY source for COVID misinformation.
Honestly, that is the most disturbingly uninformed post I have ever read here.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)Scrivvy, I have no affection for FB. In fact, I deleted my account in December, 2019. Partly because of the Cambridge scandal. Mostly, I don't like them tracking everything. I'm admittedly in the libertarian camp in wanting to keep my own shit private.
Personally, I've canceled all social media accounts. Nonetheless, I think Democrats should use these tools in every campaign.
As for COVID misinformation, I'm hard-pressed to deem a PRIMARY culprit. We are learning as we go along. Even Fauci has needed to change his tune.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Celerity
(43,333 posts)Celerity
(43,333 posts)VarryOn
(2,343 posts)I've forgotten a few times
While I deleted my FB account three years ago, I do see FB as useful to Democrats. There are a lot of our targeted voters who use it. And I do think the company is more Democratic than Republican. We need to take advantage of that. Apparently, that is contraversial with some, for so reason.
Celerity
(43,333 posts)you said
That is all utter dross.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)So...OK. You need to learn to use words.
Some of us are mature (old, in your view) .
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Celerity
(43,333 posts)Condescend much?
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Raven123
(4,829 posts)Scrivener7
(50,949 posts)America is having right now.
But as long as the republiQans are using it to radicalize people, and make no mistake they are, it is the Democrats' responsibility to use it to counteract those messages.
Elessar Zappa
(13,973 posts)yes, Dems should definitely use all social media to their advantage.
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)Srkdqltr
(6,273 posts)Pity the fool.
wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)karynnj
(59,503 posts)why cede a useful tool? yes, i know the bad things they did, but it seems better to fight back on that platform than leave the garbage unchallenged.
katmondoo
(6,455 posts)I just couldn't take it anymore, it has been almost two years now. I will never go back.
PortTack
(32,757 posts)Hes currently out raising the rnc.
Go Jamie..and all Dems!
we can do it
(12,184 posts)Groundhawg
(547 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,594 posts)I think that the Democrats should use every tool at their disposal to reach potential voters. What kept me from clicking yes was that while I like Facebook and plan to keep using it for the foreseeable future I can't say that it's great. There are defiantly problems with the site be it by design or otherwise that need to fixed.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,152 posts)I have seen a ton of ads on facebook for candidates who I support. It is effective but has issues
Sugarcoated
(7,722 posts)Many don't understand the pivotal role it plays.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)BTW I have been a member of the Democratic Party for years without using Facebook to access anything regarding the party. They still have websites and email.
Sugarcoated
(7,722 posts)FB is one of the most powerful communication tools out there. We cede it to the Fascists at our peril.
LeftInTX
(25,278 posts)Sure, you can go to websites, but I could not find events for Hillary in 2016 that way. I kept looking and looking and looking....
Sugarcoated
(7,722 posts)here on DU, to o see what's going on politically, what's going on in their community, see where the music is playing, what the grandkids are doing, comforting a friend or family member who you can't fly out to. It's a great promotion tool for artists and musicians. Revolutionary, actually. We can't let the crazy right take over the narrative on these platforms...
Baitball Blogger
(46,702 posts)obnoxiousdrunk
(2,910 posts)You fight a war with the army you have.
LeftInTX
(25,278 posts)Although I was on FB, I didn't follow politics on it. It was like pulling teeth trying to find, when and where her local campaign HQ was. Then, after Trump was elected I read about something called Indivisible. (I think I read about it on DU) However, in order to find the local Indivisible chapters, I had to look on FB. The local Women's March was organized on FB. Instant organizing.
Takket
(21,563 posts)especially in this, the digital era.
hunter
(38,311 posts)... but I can say the same of television.
Do I think Democratic Party should ignore television?
No.
Withywindle
(9,988 posts)To not be on it would be to default the fight.
We need to be on it and we need to fight harder than the other side does.
Mad_Machine76
(24,412 posts)I know that many people here have negative feelings about FB and they are totally valid, but avoiding using any resource tool (when our resources are even more limited than the RW) seems like a bad idea JMHO
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)No. Not really.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)It's not going anywhere and its reach is vast. Why would you try to shut yourself out of that? Social media horse is out of the barn.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)to reach voters. It must go where the people are if it can hope to defeat Republicans.
We are not in a position to be able to ignore the largest social media venue.
We just need to use it better, I think.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)Unfortunately today it is a new world. Privacy in the public sphere is gone. Maybe you're thinking I'm a bit paranoid.
It's time to begin acting as if each of us is part of the intelligence community. It's time put your political mindset into the suspicion business. Lies, misused words, unfounded accusations and foreign interference add up to a reaction that ought to include a program plan that's protected from the kind of political fraud seen recently.
The party needs to expose every instance of suspicious behavior by Republicans to the public and not let it go. Each of us need to hold them responsible. Some of them act like not getting caught in a lie is the same as being truthful.
Honor and honesty is some kind of punchline for many of Republicans.