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Shutdowns weren't done by media figures, they were done by policy-makers inside governments.
by chaosite 4y ago
Shutdowns weren't done by media figures, they were done by policy-makers inside governments.
- heartbreak 4y ago> That was just decentralized [governments] deciding to copy each other's opinions, because there's safety in numbers and group think, and because dissent sticks out and gets attacked. Sorry, I thought that substitution was implied.
- yonaguska 4y agoAnd "consent" to shutdowns were manufactured by policy makers inside governments paying media companies to promote their policies. It was a concerted effort.