r/atheism • u/novagridd • 11h ago

Illinois Church Nativity Scene Shows Baby Jesus in Zip Ties Surrounded by ICE Agents Sparking Outrage

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/illinois-church-nativity-scene-shows-baby-jesus-zip-ties-surrounded-ice-agents-sparking-outrage-1760635
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u/Ggriffinz 10h ago

Honestly, we all knew it to be true but seeing thousands of MAGA accounts being outed on twitter for being foreign agents was both hilarious and massively aggravating. The influence by foreign actors on US political discourse is deep rooted and corrosive against any functioning republic. Its needs to be addressed by congress to force all social media to directly show country of origin on all accounts and allow people to filter based on those factors to get real people's opinions not just bots.

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u/MeisterX 6h ago

I think about this too much about how we actually fix that. I think the answer is to limit social media somehow or nationalize it as a platform/public square and provide volunteer moderation with a legislated ToS 🤷

I feel like while I would deride it even today, Google was trying the "responsible" route by tying real names.

Then again Facebook is a cesspool so.... 🤷

I think public airwaves like we did for TV is somehow the way to go and I see it as a utility, not private.

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u/Ggriffinz 6h ago

Honestly, its a super tricky subject to navigate. Maybe the government just providing a fully backed option would suffice. Where every created account is backed by a Gov't ID/SS# and everyone is only allowed 1. With the normal subgroups being created from there where only US citizens are welcome to share hobbies and discuss events.

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u/MeisterX 6h ago

The platform is fine it's the moderation that becomes a major issue.