The West is undergoing a form of authoritarian monitoring - a minority of people, from various groups, are waiting for someone to step out of line in the smalle

The West is undergoing a form of authoritarian monitoring - a minority of people, from various groups, are waiting for someone to step out of line in the smallest way and then pouncing on them for the benefit of themselves or their group. This really only works with a complicit media, who are willing to engender clicks and engagement over the ensuing discussion wherein context is usually lost. This seems to be happening across political and social contexts.