And this is the Hexbear reply thread. Please be very wary of the extremism and bigotry and know that they are largely defederated

  • blarth
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    1 month ago

    It’s extremely clear to me that hexbear is a Russian propaganda tool. The twisted logic they employ and the over willingness of the users to spend lots of time pushing a narrative has made it all too obvious. I sincerely hope no one else falls into that trap through the fediverse. It needs to be defederated.

    I’ve witnessed friends who got into the alternative news/Q Anon shit similarly start to fully believe the propaganda. They parrot all the Russian talking points about Ukraine and believe Trump is the only one who can save the country from oblivion. They think they’re hearing insider information, that it’s the actual truth, and the media does nothing but lie. It’s attractive because they think they’re getting secretive truth that most other people aren’t hearing. They’re getting bullshit.

    The Russian war on hearts and minds is going swimmingly well for them. They’ve gotten fascists elected all over the world. It is time for their targets to wake up from their drug induced haze and recognize the true reality of the situation.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 month ago

      Idk dude they come from chapotraphouse, I have the book, I think they’re serious(ly just stupid idiots that aren’t state sponsored). I haven’t done much research into the accredited names but here they are if you want to:

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    • OpenStars@discuss.online
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      1 month ago

      Russia has surely moved on from hexbear.net though, to e.g. lemmy.ml or even lemmy.world, wherever they can get an audience. i.e., Hexbear has been started so now it can be trusted to carry forward on its own.