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> Nobody's willing to defend them? I think you mean you can't be bothered. I mean, I do also write to MPs and various offices. What I mean to say is it's very
by cameronbrown 6y ago
> Nobody's willing to defend them? I think you mean you can't be bothered.
I mean, I do also write to MPs and various offices. What I mean to say is it's very difficult to build a grassroots movement that opposes the establishment, Brexit being the big exception to the rule.
Anyone campaigning for say, digital rights against government surveillance could get cancelled by the media very quickly.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoTrouble is there are too many who won't try. And brexit was anything but grass roots, it was led by the top. There was also a lot of passion there to be led, for better or worse. > Anyone campaigning for say, digital rights against government surveillance could get cancelled by the media very quickly. Oh come on, get cancelled by the media? They might be lazy at times but the media doesn't 'cancel' stuff.
- mistermann 6y agoThey memory hole lots of stuff though.
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agohttps://www.google.co.uk/search?gbv=1&tbm=nws&q=%22government+surveillance%22+uk+-covid&oq=&aqs= https://www.google.co.uk/search?gbv=1&tbm=nws&q=%22governmen... Seems like it's there.
- mistermann 6y agoNot sure I understand what you're getting at??
- cameronbrown 6y agoEh?? Brexit was fiercely decried by the ruling class. The only reason the vote happened was because it threatened to break up the conservative party. Nobody expected the result we got. The media doesn't cancel people directly but they do amplify minor Twitter outrage to a global audience and as such, part of the problem. The canonical example is entire articles being written on 1-2 tweets supporting a particular opinion, but ignores thousands of tweets with a different opinions.