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It is only due to the near-complete complicity of the media, the opposition's misguided sense of patriotic solidarity in a crisis, & a cult-like following groomed during the Brexit debate that this government is getting away with an unacceptable handling of the pandemic.
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If this was reported on TV / in the paper w/ the appropriate degree of scrutiny & outrage, if the opposition stepped up (daily, loudly, visibly), if the Brexit campaign ('16 & '19) hadn't successfully created a divide, swearing followers to a cause, this would not be happening
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People have been groomed to believe (in) this govt, mistrust their own eyes, not to ask questions, never believe anyone else, because everyone else is the enemy. We need a credible counter-narrative from papers & opposition in a language & with emotions people can understand!
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As for the media (🀯), no-one can force them to be critical, but how can they be allowed to publish clear & provable falsehoods? This is not about foreign ownership, this is about lack of national journalistic standards, allowing papers the most biased, misleading reporting.
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As long as both media & opposition allow government to distribute their propaganda, sow division, nothing *will change, because nothing *can change. Without information & a credible government alternative, followers of a cult will not question, nor leave.

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A word about #Christmas, please.

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It's October, but already people are worried (or at least papers tell us they are) about Christmas. Will there be turkeys? Will there be presents?
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17 Oct
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theguardian.com/world/2021/oct…
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I hear everyone shout in horror, "This is every person's responsibility! The state shouldn't tell us what to do & then make us pay for it!"

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