Election Year or Fear!

[Andy_Faber]

Agree with you here MA and so inferentially with Tricky. I'm becoming increasingly concerned by the irrational double standards being imposed under the toolmakers boy.

Add me to that list. I?m concerned enough about it personally to have quit as moderator of a fb group (sport based!) where it?s proved difficult to filter out political / anti establishment comments. It?s all getting a bit 1984 as I?ve intimated before

[ramAnag]

Add me to that list. I?m concerned enough about it personally to have quit as moderator of a fb group (sport based!) where it?s proved difficult to filter out political / anti establishment comments. It?s all getting a bit 1984 as I?ve intimated before

I suppose it’s inevitable that it gets ‘a bit 1984’ given the societal/communication/surveillance changes that have taken place in the last 20 years or so, possibly surpassing the Orwellian vision from 75 years ago.
There are obvious dangers in the policing of what people sometimes say/write and sometimes things will be handled badly, as they always have been in other aspects of law enforcement. Mistakes are made.
On the other hand there is plenty of anti-government chat on forums such as this and I doubt anyone fears prosecution, and in the case of those who used the internet to incite violence and hatred such as was seen during last summer’s riots…I’m all for them being held to account.

[swaledale]

I suppose it’s inevitable that it gets ‘a bit 1984’ given the societal/communication/surveillance changes that have taken place in the last 20 years or so, possibly surpassing the Orwellian vision from 75 years ago.
There are obvious dangers in the policing of what people sometimes say/write and sometimes things will be handled badly, as they always have been in other aspects of law enforcement. Mistakes are made.
On the other hand there is plenty of anti-government chat on forums such as this and I doubt anyone fears prosecution, and in the case of those who used the internet to incite violence and hatred such as was seen during last summer’s riots…I’m all for them being held to account.

Its a myth spread by those who know its a myth, but would like to create the impression it isn't. Its clear that there a number of the population who seem to believe these myths and half truths, but that merely demonstrates a lack of ability or willingness to actually verify the facts.