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Summary

Women across Detroit and other U.S. locations, including Virginia and universities in Alabama and South Carolina, have reported receiving racist text messages instructing them to “pick cotton at the nearest plantation.”

The messages, which include threats and references to white supremacist groups, have raised concerns among recipients.

FOX 2 Detroit received multiple reports from affected women, with similar cases reported by news outlets in Atlanta and Virginia.

The source and motive behind these messages remain unclear, with some online speculation suggesting possible foreign interference aimed at sowing division in the U.S.

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[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 218 points 2 weeks ago

Just the beginning. If you thought 2016 empowered the racists, buckle up.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 125 points 2 weeks ago

Russia wants a civil war. They want people scared and angry. They want people taking to the streets armed. Don't fall into this trap - the propaganda machine is going strong, even here on Lemmy.

[-] lemmy_user_838586@lemmy.world 116 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

There is always a path towards peace. I admit it may be unclear to me in the present moment but I’ll be searching for it in the coming years.

We certainly don’t need to do anything to accelerate civil conflict, inevitable or not.

[-] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago

There is always a path towards peace.

I'll try to be polite and simply say this is incredibly naive and ignorant of human history.

admit it may be unclear to me in the present moment but I’ll be searching for it in the coming years.

You do that, while the Kansas National Guard is busy doorkicking for Latinos in New York.

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[-] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I don't fucking care about peace; I care about justice. If the path to justice requires going through conflict, then anybody who says that bullshit you wrote is an enemy of it.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Then you are extremely naive about the horrors and harms a civil war would entail. We should all care.

I don’t agree that justice requires going through war, nor that war is even likely to lead to justice.

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[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago

Especially here on Lemmy.

Part of me can't help but think that a lot of these "that guy" tankies are really just MAGA honeypots trying to incite the communist Boogeyman they want to use to justify their radical agenda.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago

Russia doesn't have to lift a finger. We elected the king of the racist bigots, and now for four years (and more) we're going to have to constantly push back against them, because they will will think they can do whatever they want.

[-] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Russia wants you fighting for your life, so to get that smug satisfaction of not giving your enemy what they want, you should instead not fight for your life even when all sense says you should.

I get tempering your emotions, being patient, and trying to see the bigger picture. But there may come a point where it simply does not matter what our geopolitical enemies want or do not want. We've been avoiding this fight since we bungled Reconstruction, honestly.

[-] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago

We fucking deserve it.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, don’t stand up against the fascists! Let them rule over you!

[-] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Russia may have not conquered Ukraine, but it surely conquered the USA. We lost the cold war.

But seriously, what is the difference between being under Trump or under Putin? The former is identical to the latter and will also share with him all intelligence data. The US will be Belarus 2.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 69 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, 2015/16 was full of me being told to go back to China, really looking forward how this shit show is going to be.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

I was born in Spokane, WA. Am white but with a Celtic name. People have also told me to go back where I come from. This goes beyond pure racism but it’s obvious that the story here and yours are caused by racism.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

🙄 sigh. Good luck man, maybe get outta that area if that's possible. West coast seems to be ok (just don't go inland).

[-] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

I still see a ton of trucks waving trump flags out here. The filth is everywhere, there's no escaping it.

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[-] kautau@lemmy.world 56 points 2 weeks ago

At this time, it is unknown who is sending the text messages or why they are doing it.

Racists. Racists are sending the text message.

They are doing it to instill fear because they believe that the nation is now a white supremacist fascist nation.

Gotta love "journalism."

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 weeks ago

they believe that the nation is now a white supremacist fascist nation.

Apparently it is.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And as a Latino, I don't know what part of that spells Latino, but here we are with the fucking voter base.

[-] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 38 points 2 weeks ago

The obvious racism of this aside this is a direct consequence of data brokers and surveillance capitalism making it trivial and cheap to send out texts to minority women in Detroit. That’s an insane thing. Someone probably paid a pittance for these targeted texts.

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 weeks ago

You see they say violence isnt a solution but i wouldnt use it as a solution, i just wanna commit it against whoever is doing this.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 16 points 2 weeks ago

Violence is never the answer.

It's a question, and the answer is "yes."

[-] orclev@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Maxim 6: If violence wasn't your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.

[-] vanontom@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

It seems like soon enough, we will all just be blocking everything except contacts from messages and calls. It is absolutely ridiculous how much spam and fraud is sent, and how easily our data is mined and sold.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

My question is where can we buy lists of Trump supporters so we can find easy ways to ~~leach money from them~~ market products

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[-] gashead76@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I already block all non-contact calls and messages, well, I filter them out and check them every few days to make sure nothing important has happened. Just like my spam folder in my email. If I let spam calls actually ring-through on my phone it would drive me insane because I get at least a dozen bullshit calls a day.

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[-] Intergalactic@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

A black friend of mine got it as well.

[-] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Well much to my dismay I actually read the article and surprise surprise Fox 2 is just regurgitating Reddit post without doing any actual fucking journalism. Great job team.

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

No. They are regurgitating info from people who personally contacted them which is in the lede. They also are reporting about it in other parts of the country and from kids attending universities.

The Reddit part was regarding speculating about who is sending them.

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