Re:Once it was easy to be obscure, but technology has ended ...
by NeedMoreTea on Thursday April 18, 2019 @09:24AM
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> would have gone to Germany
Probably true - the whole Cambridge campaign seemed to be built on outright lies.
> with newspapers and TV
That was always highly visible - so errors or breach of process was instantly caught. Nor could it break down beyond Sun readers or Fox viewers - which covers an awful lot of ground ranging from centre ground moderates to extremists on the fringes. You end up catching a fraction.
Now you can pick off just those thought susceptible, or false promises to those wanting and those not wanting $thing. Which starts to make a mockery of countries with funding or campaign restrictions.
It was always a fine game trying to promise all things to all voters, but remained within the bounds of legality and common sense. Now we seem firmly outside and we need a thorough refresh of oversight. Or I suppose we could believe Cambridge was a one-off.
Probably true - the whole Cambridge campaign seemed to be built on outright lies.
> with newspapers and TV
That was always highly visible - so errors or breach of process was instantly caught. Nor could it break down beyond Sun readers or Fox viewers - which covers an awful lot of ground ranging from centre ground moderates to extremists on the fringes. You end up catching a fraction.
Now you can pick off just those thought susceptible, or false promises to those wanting and those not wanting $thing. Which starts to make a mockery of countries with funding or campaign restrictions.
It was always a fine game trying to promise all things to all voters, but remained within the bounds of legality and common sense. Now we seem firmly outside and we need a thorough refresh of oversight. Or I suppose we could believe Cambridge was a one-off.