Re:Facebook bans German anti-lockdown accounts under new ‘so...
by flohofwoe on Friday September 17, 2021 @05:42AM
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The headline is very generous, this is not about merely being "anti-lockdown". The problem isn't that the Querdenkers are "anti-lockdown", but that they are actively spreading much more harmful misinformation, like anti-vaxxing propaganda. Parts of the movement have also been classified as extremist in December 2020 and are observed by the "Verfassungsschutz" ("Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution").
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Re:Facebook bans German anti-lockdown accounts under new ‘so...
by elliekelly on Friday September 17, 2021 @09:23AM
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> Querdenkers
Does this word mean something akin to alt-thinkers? Or maybe sideways thinkers?
Re:Facebook bans German anti-lockdown accounts under new ‘so...
by flohofwoe on Friday September 17, 2021 @09:33AM
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Basically "not thinking like the mainstream", heavily implying that the "masses" are manipulated by the government and media, same shtick as every other conspiracy theory group.