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Inside Social Media: The Blue Shirt’s Social Media Observation
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D PROMOTING LIBERAL AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES
Of the messages collected, only a few contents (60 posts on Facebook, 5 messages on
Telegram) were with the messages promoting liberal and democratic values such as political tolerance, equality, diversity, inclusion, social cohesion, individual/ collective rights,
and citizen participation. Basically, the messages aim to promote a more inclusive and
equitable society by encouraging dialogue and understanding among different groups.
However, we noticed that while the messages of citizens’ mobilization were very specific
and detailed, those messages promoting positive values were very general.
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150
100
46
50
Promoting liberal and democratic values (65)
5
8
6
May
June
0
January
Political Tolerance (14)
Facebook - 12 posts
Telegram - 2 messages
Equality/ Diversity/ Inclusion (36)
Facebook - 36 posts
February
March
April
Fig 16. Number of posts or messages promoting liberal and democratic values (By events)
Social Cohesion (10)
Facebook - 9 posts, Telegram - 1 message
Rights (5)
Facebook - 3 posts, Telegram - 2 messages
Political
maturity
7 posts
Equality
21 posts
Mutual
recognition
7 posts
Facebook - 1018 posts
Telegram - 91 messages
Ethnic
equality
5 posts
Against
racism
4 posts
Fig 15. Number of posts or messages promoting liberal and democratic values
Equal
rights
3 posts
Freedom
to live
3 posts
Recognize
different
political views
2 posts
Open-minded
on political
views
2 posts
Respect for different
political views
2 posts
Equal society and Against
patriarchalism
2 posts
Freedom of worship
2 posts
Political tolerance
1 post
Against religious
discrimination 1 post
Social cohesion
1 post
Respect different
identities
1 post
Equality and
social harmony
1 post
Fig 17. Contents promoting liberal and democratic values