Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work
by eanzenberg on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @11:30PM
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There’s something fascinating when you equate penis enlargement spam with political speech.
Btw, laying in politics has happened for like forever. Is there any evidence that it’s worse than in the past?
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work
by Nasrudith on Thursday October 17, 2019 @08:52AM
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Both are messages coming to you. Just because they have the right to metaphorically knock on your door doesn't mean both campaigners and vacuum cleaner salesmen don't get the door slammed on them and doormen won't tell both to scram if they try to visit apartments unsolicited. The difference in categort broadness seems classically strawmen as well.
Just because politics isn't trying to sell you a penis extension doesn't mean it isn't trying to sell you something far worse.
It doesn't even matter how political content is published. What matters is that currently voters get more protection from a faulty toaster than from lies knowingly generated by politicians and corporate PR outfits.
The creation of deliberately false "talking points", fake news, smear campaigns, organised trolling and astroturfing, fake reviews, fake feedback, and other kinds of cognitive pollution should be banned from all forms of media.
Which is not to say this is easy or straightforward. But attempts should be made - because lying to voters and consumers is absolutely toxic to genuine democracy.