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Not quite sure where this belongs, but something seems to have gone very wrong with Gen Z.
The first generation deemed “Digital Natives”, this to me, is pretty strong evidence that social media and the ‘perma-online’ life, is even more debilitating and destructive than we feared.
In his Times story, Alex Farber reports:
Most young people are in favour of turning the UK into a dictatorship, according to a “deeply worrying” study, which has revealed an acceptance of authoritarianism and radicalism among Generation Z.
Fifty-two per cent of Gen Z – people aged between 13 and 27 – said they thought “the UK would be a better place if a strong leader was in charge who does not have to bother with parliament and elections”.
Thirty-three per cent suggested the UK would be better off “if the army was in charge”.
Forty-seven per cent agreed that “the entire way our society is organised must be radically changed through revolution” – compared with 33 per cent of 45 to 65-year-olds.
The first generation deemed “Digital Natives”, this to me, is pretty strong evidence that social media and the ‘perma-online’ life, is even more debilitating and destructive than we feared.
In his Times story, Alex Farber reports:
Most young people are in favour of turning the UK into a dictatorship, according to a “deeply worrying” study, which has revealed an acceptance of authoritarianism and radicalism among Generation Z.
Fifty-two per cent of Gen Z – people aged between 13 and 27 – said they thought “the UK would be a better place if a strong leader was in charge who does not have to bother with parliament and elections”.
Thirty-three per cent suggested the UK would be better off “if the army was in charge”.
Forty-seven per cent agreed that “the entire way our society is organised must be radically changed through revolution” – compared with 33 per cent of 45 to 65-year-olds.
They always sound like a good idea, until the turkeys voting for christmas find out who's on the block first.
Quite. The ignorant assumption is always that the hypothetical strong leader will share their views and support their interests, and let them be part of any in-groups that invariably emerge in such societies.
One thing I would point out is that we have no idea the specific Gen Z sample size of the survey at this stage.
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I reckon most of the people surveyed had no idea what any of the questions meant and just responded with "yeah, whatever" etc
Live footage of one of the younger Gen Z-ers grappling with substantial questions of political theory whilst they responded:
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Of course not, none of them have brown skin.
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Plenty more unpleasantness to come.
www.bbc.co.uk
Prince Andrew aide asks court to withhold testimony on alleged spy
Dominic Hampshire said he would not have given evidence had he known it could be made public.
www.bbc.co.uk
Something very sinister about all this.Plenty more unpleasantness to come.
Prince Andrew aide asks court to withhold testimony on alleged spy
Dominic Hampshire said he would not have given evidence had he known it could be made public.
remember when the media were in cahoots laughing at fergie for flashing her knickers to whoever for a few bob?
How times change.
I'll shove this in here. Probably a useful reference point for other threads/posters.
www.theguardian.com
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
Hardly surprising. They are basically using goebbels quotes as their playbook.I'll shove this in here. Probably a useful reference point for other threads/posters.
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
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Of course they are. They're thick as pigshat. Look at them on here.I'll shove this in here. Probably a useful reference point for other threads/posters.
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
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