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I think you're kind of making my point for me, which is that if US democracy is so fragile that organizing facebook rallies is a "legitimate threat" we have som
by remarkEon 5y ago
I think you're kind of making my point for me, which is that if US democracy is so fragile that organizing facebook rallies is a "legitimate threat" we have some serious issues regarding the longevity of this system. If the solution we're implicitly talking about is just a blanket ban on social-media-organized political activity, I'd probably support that (obvious 1A issues aside for a moment). Perhaps the more interesting discussion to be had in that case is how well US-style democracy functions in the 21st century, with mass media and mass access to the internet.
- SonicScrub 5y agoWell in that case I do agree with you. I've been trying to wrap my head around squaring my beliefs in democratic systems with the idea that groups can be easily "nudged" into desired directions by outside actors. While this has always been the case, it's been accelerated by the laser-focused targeting enabled by our current technologies. It even begins to question the idea of "free-will" applied to large groups. I don't know what a solution looks like.