UK Politics

[Skip997]

1 hour ago, Kurosagi said:

 

 

New media, same old sh*t. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss:

 

Spot on 

 

Maybe I’ll start voting if media and big business stop dictating politics 

[steviewevie]

I mean...yes ok same...but also subtle differences...like proper far right (yes and I know they're all far right including Starmer etc) Tommy Robinson sort of far right, pushing all sorts of conspiracy theories, the global reach of social media which is much bigger than the sun and The Sun...and the fact that he is part of the incoming US administration and has got very close to Trump...literally it seems as he's practically moved in...and Trump is all about using economic force to get what he (or Musk) wants.

[steviewevie]

Also...at least The Sun needs to worry about regulators...Musk literally self regulates...he can post any old sh*t and millions view and react.

[steviewevie]

he's kind of an anarchist.

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Also...at least The Sun needs to worry about regulators...Musk literally self regulates...he can post any old sh*t and millions view and react.

hasnt labour dropped a load of stuff around the press regulation  ? I mean they do have a busy timetable but ... 

[steviewevie]

I think this sh*t needs taking seriously...mega rich and powerful people are pulling the strings, trying to get far right parties into government, pushing conspiracies, riling up the mob..it's all looking a bit 1920s/30s Germany/Italy to me...just writing it off as same old same old I think is foolish. We are in a new era, and it's not looking good (unless you prefer it which some definitely do).

[Ryan1984]

21 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

I mean...yes ok same...but also subtle differences...like proper far right (yes and I know they're all far right including Starmer etc) Tommy Robinson sort of far right, pushing all sorts of conspiracy theories, the global reach of social media which is much bigger than the sun and The Sun...and the fact that he is part of the incoming US administration and has got very close to Trump...literally it seems as he's practically moved in...and Trump is all about using economic force to get what he (or Musk) wants.

Aren’t the rumours Trump is a bit fed up of him?

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

hasnt labour dropped a load of stuff around the press regulation  ? I mean they do have a busy timetable but ... 

I don't know, but it's social media that needs the regulating. I mean The Mail is popular, but it's readership are all 60+ bigots.

[steviewevie]

1 minute ago, Ryan1984 said:

Aren’t the rumours Trump is a bit fed up of him?

I don't know. Everyone expects this relationship to break down at some point...but Trump supported him in that high skilled migrant row with maga people...but eventually surely something will have to give...two unhinged megalomaniacs.

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, steviewevie said:

I don't know, but it's social media that needs the regulating. I mean The Mail is popular, but it's readership are all 60+ bigots.

yep true .. I kept thinking that the US election would be musks be all but now its so much worse ... maybe they do need to ban twitter 

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

I think this sh*t needs taking seriously..

You’re totally right, but sadly 99% of people are happy as long as they’ve got McDonald’s, football, crap TV, a new car that isn’t even there’s and  sh*t holiday. 
 

Anyway we’re starting to “reap what we sow”, politics isn’t the biggest problem. Just watch run away climate change get faster and faster.

 

#thehippieswereright

[steviewevie]

I mean...

 

[Skip997]

6 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

I don't know, but it's social media that needs the regulating. I mean The Mail is popular, but it's readership are all 60+ bigots.

I’m not too comfortable with censorship 

 

3 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

yep true .. I kept thinking that the US election would be musks be all but now its so much worse ... maybe they do need to ban twitter 

Won’t make a difference, the internet can’t be regulated, it’s the beauty and the curse of it. 
 

Something else would appear in its place 

[steviewevie]

Just now, Skip997 said:

I’m not too comfortable with censorship 

 

Won’t make a difference, the internet can’t be regulated, it’s the beauty and the curse of it. 
 

Something else would appear in its place 

well the hippies in california would agree with you.

 

#nevertrustahippy. Internet needs regulating, way too much damage is being caused by it. f**k those utopian libertarian dorks in silicon valley.

[Crazyfool01]

2 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

I’m not too comfortable with censorship 

 

Won’t make a difference, the internet can’t be regulated, it’s the beauty and the curse of it. 
 

Something else would appear in its place 

thats the balance isnt it ? regulation or allowing people to spout hate and bollocks .... the world is f**ked and media is 100% to blame 

[Ryan1984]

13 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

thats the balance isnt it ? regulation or allowing people to spout hate and bollocks .... the world is f**ked and media is 100% to blame 

And always use ‘free speech’ to say this. Free speech doesn’t mean - or didn’t use to - freedom from responsibility.

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Ryan1984 said:

And always use ‘free speech’ to say this. Free speech doesn’t mean - or didn’t use to - freedom from responsibility.

yeah absolutely and now with Zuckerberg bowing to Trump its ridiculous the reach of this 😞 think ill ditch Facebook , threads and insta before I ditch twitter ... although initially its US only it will roll out the world over 

[steviewevie]

6 minutes ago, Ryan1984 said:

And always use ‘free speech’ to say this. Free speech doesn’t mean - or didn’t use to - freedom from responsibility.

There's no such thing anyway...I can't go on the internet and publish great ways to kill yourself or self harm or starve yourself or how to have sex with children or blow up a mall or a mosque or a nightclub, because that would be wrong.

Or maybe I can, because free speech and boo hiss censorship.

Asia censors it but no one seems to moan, as soon as anyone in Europe does then they are attacked by musk and his tech bro w*nkers.

Edited 13 hours ago by steviewevie

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[steviewevie]

Morning.