Greta Thunberg’s Deleted Toolkit On Farmers’ Protests Reveals Invisible Hands Of Digital Propaganda

An accidental Tweet by environmental activist Greta Thunberg on farmers’ protests which was quickly deleted has raised a Tweetstorm of its own. The tweet contained the link of article titled ‘Global Farmers’ Strike - First Wave’. It further asked the reader to stand up against India’s “failing democracy (at the behest of ruling fascistic party RSS-BJP”. On front page was written, “Will you be part of largest protest in human history?” The document seems to be a well laid out plan for carrying digital propaganda against farm acts passed by the Indian government. The document provides a list of “urgent actions” as well as “prior actions”. The former contain a time line: a Twitter Storm on 4 and 5 February; solidarity photo or video message by 5 and 6 February; contacting government representatives to ask them to take action; signing online petitions; and divesting from Adani, Ambani enterprises. The list of “prior actions” includes a ‘Digital Strike’ with ‘Ask India Why’ hashtag and asks the readers to tag @PMOIndia, @nstomar (Minister of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare), the heads of other nations, and international bodies like the IMF, WTO, FAO, World Bank. The document also listed a "Extinction Rebellion (Global) Instagram Live” on 26 January (India’s Republic Day) with farmers at the borders of Delhi and environmental workers and activists worldwide. The document shows several other activities planned for the same day. #GretaThunberg #FarmerProtest #DeletedTweet Subscribe to Swarajya on YouTube. Get a Swarajya subscription: https://subscriptions.swarajyamag.com... Website: https://swarajyamag.com/ Twitter:   / swarajyamag   Facebook:   / swarajyamag