Thread by @jrschlosberg

Of course, politicians have always played fast and loose with the truth. But there's something about the scale, depth and sheer brazenness of political lying today, and the degree to which it is tolerated or even amplified by a largely compliant press...

https://twitter.com/JewishChron/status/1460625166296395777

I wonder whether this is the real cause of our failing democracy. Instead we're continually told that the greatest threat to democratic life comes from new technology and foreign enemies - major algorithms, Russian bots, etc. Of course all of these things pose serious risks...

But the reach and impact of rampant falsehoods pumped out by a Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, major corporations and media institutions dwarfs anything that blows up in social media bubbles...

Deflecting and projecting existential threats on to the 'new' and the 'other' has always been a staple of capitalist ideology