likewise "social media" and "the algorithm" https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9egd/technology-cant-explain-trump-supporters-storming-the-capitol
RT @bigblackjacobin@twitter.com
This country has a long violent history. It was legally an apartheid system until almost 70 years ago. Terrorism against racial minorities was legal & state-sponsored until the end of the Jim Crow era. It makes no sense to think "technology" is the decisive factor here.
@volt4ire Yes and it would be negligent to ignore the role of centralized antisocial media.