Shutting off the large majority of the internet is a dumb move, because all those people who weren't especially interested in politics and who were just doing t

Shutting off the large majority of the internet is a dumb move, because all those people who weren't especially interested in politics and who were just doing their own thing are suddenly politicised and angry at the government for cutting them off without (from their point of view) any justification. It's pretty much a recipe for a riot. Communication is so central to modern life (especially for businesses) that When people are cut off from their communications they get very angry very rapidly.