Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events

‘Shocking’ scale of UK government’s secret files on critics revealed::Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events

  • Curious Canid@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I used to wonder why conservatives always seem to be hypocrites. I finally came to the conclusion that it isn’t anything inherent about legitimate conservative philosophy. The problem is with any extremist movement that decides their cause justifies ignoring the opinions of others, the rules of society, and of the law. When winning by any means is acceptable you have moved out of the realm of politics and and into insurrection and revolution.

    • pdxfed@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      When winning by any means is acceptable you have moved out of the realm of politics and and into insurrection and revolution.

      Well yeah, extremists generally can’t get what they want lawfully so of course it’s Facebook pages and witch hunts and insurrections.