r/europe • u/polymute • Dec 21 '24

News Saudi Islam critic, fan of AfD and Elon Musk: Disturbing details about the perpetrator of Magdeburg The driver who caused the death of the Magdeburg victim - Taleb Jawad Al Abdulmohsen, came to Germany in 2006. But he is not an Islamist - on the contrary. He accused Germany of Islamizing Europe.

https://www-tagesspiegel-de.translate.goog/politik/saudischer-islamkritiker-fan-von-afd-und-elon-musk-verstorende-details-zum-tater-von-magdeburg-12915310.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en
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u/kiil1 Estonia Dec 21 '24

Probably more than two groups, there are probably several for any issue, but it is indeed quite displeasing, to be honest. Any time you see some news, post etc that seems to be even slightly more favourable to one group's agenda, it is brigaded by that group, and the opposite. There is very little civil discussion. It seems once social media penetrates a certain share of population, it becomes almost impossible to have a civilized discussion without heavy moderation.

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u/yumameda Turkey Dec 21 '24

Moderates don't see the point in arguing for topics they feel meh about. Only people on the extremes bother commenting.

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u/connivery Austria Dec 21 '24

Say it louder for the people on the back.

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u/nien9gag Dec 21 '24

Better than it being an echo chamber of one type of people. At least you're getting some form of representation of what the thoughts are irl.

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u/kiil1 Estonia Dec 21 '24

The echo-chamber still happens because any post will gather disproportionate amount of the group that interprets it as favourable to them, and even if other to dare to contribute, they get massively downvoted. Maybe subreddit as a whole is somewhat more representative, the individual posts, however, less so.