Is Social Media Fueling Far-Right Riots? w/ Hussein Kesvani
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Is Social Media Fueling Far-Right Riots?
Hussein Kesvani
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Hussein Kesvani to discuss the far-right attacks that happened after the Southport stabbing in the UK and how larger structural issues in media, politics, and tech laid the groundwork for violence against visible minorities.
Guest
Hussein Kesvani is a co-host of Trashfuture and Ten Thousand Posts.
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- The stabbing in Southport resulted in the deaths of three children and injuries to eight children and two adults.
- After days of far-right attacks, there were large anti-fascist and anti-racist demonstrations across the UK.
- Some fascists attacked hotels housing asylum seekers, but in places like Bristol, locals started defending the hotels.
- In 1968, Conservative MP Enoch Powell delivered the “rivers of blood” speech.
- Elon Musk has been sharing a series of incendiary posts and false information that have helped fuel these attacks.
- The billionaire’s changes to Twitter have helped fuel right-wing misinformation.