I was one of a group of Just Stop Oil activists given the longest-ever UK sentences for peaceful motorway. Six months into my incarceration, this is what I have learned

Not directly related to climate change, but Just Stop Oil has been in the news a lot.

  • juli@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Why are there no riots? Why are we so numb towards these injustices?

    Because most of the outrage is downplayed as whackjobs and is downranked by social media companies so exposure is always low.

    Why do you think the government either controls the social media networks or have internet bot farms (50 Cent Army, Hasbara, Indian IT cell, )?

    US Air force was the most active city in reddit in 2013. I’m sure they were doing nothing nefarious at all, but reddit had to scrap the city reveal after that. hmm…

    They shape the narrative they like, anything else is shoved into the dark corner.

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      2 days ago

      Why do you think the government either controls the social media networks

      I think you’ll find, in 2025, it’s social media that controls the government.

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        ¿Porque no los dos? It’s an ouroboros of propaganda and corruption.