Lambert wrote:People like to belong to a group and have their opinions validated. Twitter is perfect for that. And I doubt many people have truly had their opinion changed on a political matter purely due to a discussion on a forum. We're all just sounding off our own point of view.
Viper wrote:Lambert wrote:People like to belong to a group and have their opinions validated. Twitter is perfect for that. And I doubt many people have truly had their opinion changed on a political matter purely due to a discussion on a forum. We're all just sounding off our own point of view.
Yerp.
When i want proper insight i talk to real ppl (including lefties ). Here i just rip em for arse paper for amusment.
I hate social media really.
Viper wrote:I think it's a feature of information by social media. There's no click value in taking a nuanced view, there's only value in talking to your demographic which has given us Trump and Brexit.
Someone posted this on a comment about virgin trains left/right hypocrisy-off. Its true isnt it tbf. All of us here are guilty as fuck too!
Viper wrote:Lambert wrote:People like to belong to a group and have their opinions validated. Twitter is perfect for that. And I doubt many people have truly had their opinion changed on a political matter purely due to a discussion on a forum. We're all just sounding off our own point of view.
Yerp.
When i want proper insight i talk to real ppl (including lefties ). Here i just rip em for arse paper for amusment.
I hate social media really.
Viper wrote: Here i just rip em for arse paper for amusment.
wizzywick wrote:I'm of an era where I formed my political opinions naturally - based on circumstance and geography. I didn't have social media to influence me and as such I found myself agreeing a lot more (but by no means all) Conservative Policies than Labour policies. Perhaps that's why Conservative voters are older because they are less likely to participate in social media like twitter. Of course, I don't know this, it is speculation. But I do believe that these days politics and ideology is determined by social media and trend. The popularity of Corbyn is a phenomenon because on paper, no one should support him- he is an extremist. But in a way far superior to what the Tories were capable of, he, with Momentum, flooded social media with perceived positivity. It was enough to hook in millions of people who thought he was previously unelectable. Of course, in my view, he is unelectable, but I can not deny how clever he was at using the Social Media networks to get himself known. But Social media is also very hateful and divisive.
Viper wrote:...also nice you see you here wizzy. Its still pretty leftwing here but admittedly the moderation isnt as bad as ds-close but not as bad.
Our collection of lefties here make the shadow front bench looklike a braintrust though so certainly dont expect any genuine leftwing answers to problems here.
wizzywick wrote:I'm of an era where I formed my political opinions naturally - based on circumstance and geography. I didn't have social media to influence me and as such I found myself agreeing a lot more (but by no means all) Conservative Policies than Labour policies. Perhaps that's why Conservative voters are older because they are less likely to participate in social media like twitter. Of course, I don't know this, it is speculation. But I do believe that these days politics and ideology is determined by social media and trend. The popularity of Corbyn is a phenomenon because on paper, no one should support him- he is an extremist. But in a way far superior to what the Tories were capable of, he, with Momentum, flooded social media with perceived positivity. It was enough to hook in millions of people who thought he was previously unelectable. Of course, in my view, he is unelectable, but I can not deny how clever he was at using the Social Media networks to get himself known. But Social media is also very hateful and divisive.
Fletch wrote:Viper wrote:...also nice you see you here wizzy. Its still pretty leftwing here but admittedly the moderation isnt as bad as ds-close but not as bad.
Our collection of lefties here make the shadow front bench looklike a braintrust though so certainly dont expect any genuine leftwing answers to problems here.
Why are you avoiding the 6 weeks of protest thread viper?
Having spammed the board for months now with anti Semite accusations aimed at others, presumably due to some support for Jews, I thought you'd be right in there expressing your disgust at the corruption and showing support for the protesters.
Viper wrote:...also nice you see you here wizzy. Its still pretty leftwing here but admittedly the moderation isnt as bad as ds-close but not as bad.
Our collection of lefties here make the shadow front bench looklike a braintrust though so certainly dont expect any genuine leftwing answers to problems here.
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