The power is in the medium. If the "mobs" didn't have the megaphone, then they would be the tree that fell in a remote forest where no-one was present to hear

The power is in the medium. If the "mobs" didn't have the megaphone, then they would be the tree that fell in a remote forest where no-one was present to hear it. If Twitter et all did not magnify agitators, this would be much less of an issue. It's a power with useful idiots doing the heavy lifting and those in power with a ready excuse to do the will of the people. Yes, on occasion, some of those in who think they are in power have to be thrown under the bus.