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It's funny what a company will say, then turn around and do... https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/18/cloudflare_ceo_rubbishes_anonymous_claims_of_terrorist_s

by jack9 9y ago

It's funny what a company will say, then turn around and do... https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/18/cloudflare_ceo_rubbishes_anonymous_claims_of_terrorist_support/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/18/cloudflare_ceo_rubb... "It's not in CloudFlare's philosophy to just take down sites because management doesn't agree with the content," ...unless the press tells them what their philosophy needs to be? The lesson is that no capitalist company can remain neutral, today. Which has good and bad consequences. It's amazing how the small number of media conglomerates have solidified their political power alongside their commercial power. A true locus of control in Western society.

MollyR 9y ago
It's my fear this locus of control or suppression of voices is part of the reason we have an increase in violent rhetoric. I learned an important lesson in 2016, my worldviews are not shared in America outside of big cities. It forced me to realize that I didn't even know people disagreed so fiercely because of media conglomerate created echo bubbles.
- ausvisaissues 9y ago
  Don't for a moment think it is just a city/rural thing (with a bunch of conservative country bumkins). Many people having non-leftwing ideas simply hide it. Since most workplaces have become politicised and hostile to conservative/right/slightly right of center views, people just hide it. Some people (including me) even engage in fake virtue signalling.
  - dragonwriter 9y ago
    > Don't for a moment think it is just a city/rural thing (with a bunch of conservative country bumkins). Polling (both opinion polling and actual elections) show that it is very strongly an urban-vs-other thing.
    - ausvisaissues 9y ago
      I said "just" a rural urban thing. No doubt there are more leftwingers/liberals in cities. But it is not nearly as uniform as your experience would suggest. Polling also said that Hillary would win the election, and brexit won't happen. People, including me, lie to pollsters.
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by jack9 9y ago

MollyR 9y ago

It's my fear this locus of control or suppression of voices is part of the reason we have an increase in violent rhetoric. I learned an important lesson in 2016, my worldviews are not shared in America outside of big cities. It forced me to realize that I didn't even know people disagreed so fiercely because of media conglomerate created echo bubbles.

ausvisaissues 9y ago
Don't for a moment think it is just a city/rural thing (with a bunch of conservative country bumkins). Many people having non-leftwing ideas simply hide it. Since most workplaces have become politicised and hostile to conservative/right/slightly right of center views, people just hide it. Some people (including me) even engage in fake virtue signalling.
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > Don't for a moment think it is just a city/rural thing (with a bunch of conservative country bumkins). Polling (both opinion polling and actual elections) show that it is very strongly an urban-vs-other thing.
  - ausvisaissues 9y ago
    I said "just" a rural urban thing. No doubt there are more leftwingers/liberals in cities. But it is not nearly as uniform as your experience would suggest. Polling also said that Hillary would win the election, and brexit won't happen. People, including me, lie to pollsters.
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