If nothing else, these hearings reveal just how toxic social media is

[CatWoman]

and why it needs constant monitoring and policing.

[Wounded Bear]

1. "Can be" not really "is"...

millions use it for more positive uses.

[CatWoman]

2. of course I meant when used for nefarious reasons

this one guy snapped out of the Trump spell when he did his own research.

Yet FB still allows lies and memes spread as fact.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. I never thought I'd have this reaction to these two former insurrectionists

But they just really make me want to cry. They got suckered in like totally gullible idiots. Now they are really risking everything to testify about it.

[CatWoman]

6. the thin guy on the left is breaking my heart

he's lost everything just for believing in Trump.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. Same. He finally did make me cry.

[OneGrassRoot]

8. Are they crying...

and begging for the nation’s forgiveness? If not, We really need to quit being so compassionate toward such dangerous stupidity. They were gullible because they were predisposed to align with that hatred.


I can’t watch yet so I’m relying on DU.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

9. Not in so many words. But you can feel their regret. I believe they deserve compassion in return

for their unbelievably powerful (and dangerous for them) testimony today. This is not a reaction I expected to have...

[OneGrassRoot]

13. I can understand that...

and when I watch I may feel the same but I will fight my natural inclination to feel compassion. The havoc these Qultists have wreaked on us as a collective is horrific. I’m glad they feel remorse and am grateful they came forward. I just feel compelled to push against compassion for what some may see as gullibility. I grew up in a KKK environment and remorse is usually linked with being outed. Had the insurrection succeeded, the Qultists would be hunting us down.

But that’s me.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

16. Not disagreeing!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

17. Here is an apology, ftr.

Link to tweet

Stephen Ayres, the January 6 defendant who stormed the Capitol, just came up to each officer in attendance.

“I’m really sorry,” Ayres told Harry Dunn, hugging him.

[OneGrassRoot]

18. Thank you for posting this!

That's important. Very important. Kudos to him.

It's always such a fine line between not wanting to shun extremists who leave the movement, or people who commit heinous crimes yet voice seemingly sincere remorse - risking them going back into the arms of hatred -- versus holding them accountable, not only within the criminal justice system. But when the direct victims accept the apology, that goes a long, long way toward healing.

Thank you again.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

19. You're very welcome!

[NewHendoLib]

4. Totally agree

[ShepKat]

5. Don't forget -

facebook and most of the rest are free, yet they make money.
Because WE are the product.

[forthemiddle]

10. Does yours need constant monitoring?

Or just the other guys?

[CatWoman]

11. well, when I help organize an insurrection against the government

they are most welcome to

[forthemiddle]

12. I think you get the idea

I was was kind of being sarcastic, because of the succinct way you wrote the statement.

Personally, I think the most important step to ending the young, male mass shooter is to limit the internet use of our young. I know that is not the subject of this post, but I do think the internet can be a dangerous place for growing minds., but I don’t have an answer.

I do know that I don’t want someone monitoring everything I write.

[CatWoman]

14. unfortunately we are very near there

last week I was locked out of Twitter for a reply i made to Marsha Blackburn's tweet.

I said something like, "unhinged Barbie says what?"

[TheProle]

20. You were "monitored" and "policed"

You should be grateful.

[CatWoman]

21. LOL!!!!

i was pissed, Dammit!!!

[inthewind21]

15. Social Media

isn't the problem. The PEOPLE on it are.