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Disclaimer: didn't read the article, am responding in general to the title. Also, I am in no way trying to discount the possibility that activists are being su

Disclaimer: didn't read the article, am responding in general to the title. Also, I am in no way trying to discount the possibility that activists are being surveilled. What I recently have started to think about is how these sorts of stories COULD be used as a tool to further their cause if the "victim" wanted it to be. What better way to shine a light on a cause than to manufacture a story that shows they have real enemies who are actively trying to disrupt their cause? Again, not saying this case is such, but only here to say the future is going to be hard to get right. Everyone will be an expert (if they want to be) at stirring up dissonance.

zo1 6y ago
I've been seeing something semi-related quite a bit on Reddit. A lot of innocent/innocuous/non-political subs are now quite frankly "obsessed" with equality, rich-people/capital, race (black people in particular) and police violence. I guess you could say it's "hot" right now. E.g. Science sub-reddit having articles that talk about the cognitive science of voting, and studies that imply/prove that Republicans or anti-maskers are stupid (I paraphrase this one, can't recall the details). Or the documentaries sub now being unnaturally filled with documentaries related to the above-mentioned topics. I understand people are trying to solve what they see as problems in society. And I understandably think politics and social-organization is broken at the moment. Especially if ordinary people have to resort to infecting normal spheres of life with politics/activism because they are essentially powerless, which I will agree with them on. Democracy is broken.