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Biden creates "Disinformation Governance Board"

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Os Trigonum, Apr 28, 2022.

  1. Os Trigonum

    Os Trigonum Contributing Member
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    so we're putting Mary Poppins with no government experience in charge of clearing info from the CIA and every other federal agency to effect these goals????

    I'm not optimistic
     
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    "The irony is that this board is really kind of boring,” said a DHS official who was not authorized to address the topic on the record. “It was designed to protect against the very thing that we’re being accused of doing — that is, it was designed to protect the free speech, privacy, civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans.”

    https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/05/dhs-disinformation-board-mayorkas-00030123

    From what I have seen of Nina Jankowicz records she does indeed appear to be very experienced for this role and much of the criticism directed at her about her tweets do seem taken out of context.

    This looks like political theatre and a lot of misunderstanding on what this board actually does.
     
  3. Os Trigonum

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    well again the board really doesn't exist yet in anything like its permanent mature form, so we'll all have to wait a while to see how it shapes up
     
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    Of course, they haven't had their first meeting. And I think it's good people voice their concerns, that alone can help the board be mindful of those concerns in how it executes its mission.
     
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    Maybe they can start with this dumbass and his many blatant outright lies...

     
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    As disturbing as this is, it has nothing to do with this thread or the disinformation board which is designed only to monitor and report on disinformation from foreign sources that pose a threat to national security (harm to civilians).

    This doesn't meet any of those criteria.
     
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    There are plenty of countries that already have disinformation boards.

    N Korea
    China
    Russia
    Iran

    Should I go on?
     
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    Actually they do not.
     
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    As an inward facing functionary for its own agencies it makes sense, but the person they have running it seems more interested in talking about outward facing interventions involving the public, this person is literally talking about the ability to edit people's messages.

    But what they need more than anything is closer to Israel's 10th man, because insane levels of group think that has been leading to almost comical failures of epic proportions
     
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    can you show me where she stated this? Not saying she didn't but I am very curious to see it for myself.
     
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    this has been reported but is apparently taken out of context from some zoom talk she gave two years ago
     
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    Her specialty is Russia fwiw. I never cared about Russian election interference, I don't think minds can be changed that easily but false information aimed at migrants for example is a legitimate problem

    That's not a CIA responsibility.
     
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    I don't have a problem with her academic background, I actually noted the same last month:

    https://bbs.clutchfans.net/threads/...-governance-board.315664/page-2#post-14069406

    my problem is more with her general lack of government experience and with the idea of the DGB more generally

    fair enough
     
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    Isn't that the microcosm of DC?
     
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    pretty much
     
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    lol

    long live Mary Poppins
     
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    GOT EM .
     
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