(Acknowledgments to Susan Cooper)
It started when friend Pete shared a post on his FB page. This was a suggestion that if anyone would like to express support for Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde they could send her a post card. The post included an address to send the card to.
I thought this was a very good idea, shared the post to my own FB page, and Mike and I chose a card in which I wrote that good intent overcomes bad intent, eventually, and that we are sending her all good wishes.
Next thing, the post on my FB page was deleted – a box appeared saying that it was ‘no longer available’.
I was puzzled, thought that maybe giving out her address might be seen as potentially dangerous for the Bish. So I Googled, asking for her address, and there it is, provided by no less than the Anglican Communion.
At this point I released how bad things have got, that it even occurred to me that the Bish. could be in danger because she spoke out for Compassion.
I then wrote a comment to my own, deleted, post saying..
“For some reason …this was deleted. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
It was a suggestion that anyone who wants to show support for Bishop Mariann Budde could send her a postcard, and gave an address to send it to. Maybe this was seen as potentially dangerous for the Bishop, though that’s unlikely as it’s an official address so is easy enough to find, in fact, is Google-able.
We’re sending her a supportive card and, as it’s such a good idea, I’m posting the address here….
The Rt Revd Mariann Edgar Budde. Province: III; Address: Episcopal Church House, Mount St. Alban, Washington, DC, 20016-5094, USA”
I checked Pete’s FB, on which the same post had also been deleted, and posted my comment there too.
I was still puzzled, and told Mike the tale. His thought is that it’s an example of Zuckerberg’s new FB ‘guidelines’ – some machine somewhere has been programmed to delete anything which is critical of Trump. This seems like a likely explanation. I was going to write ‘reasonable’, but reason has gone out the window.
I then remembered that, recently, I’d shared a piece which was written by Nate White about why the British don’t like Trump….
https://groups.google.com/g/usaafricadialogue/c/YcvcyUSt4Jk/m/KR8tSL2gAQAJ?pli=1
……and that had been deleted too. I was puzzled at the time, but thought it was one of those random FB things which are beyond my ken.
Now, I’m wondering if that disappeared for the same reason?
If this keeps happening I’ll keep re-posting material as a comment – if I can track down the original pieces.
Mike pointed out that something similar has happened before, in other nations under other despotic rulers.
The warning signs are there.
Meanwhile, we ‘ordinary’ folk will have to pay attention to what’s happening, keep voting, and keep on keeping on…
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