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Trump’s war with Iran is as unpopular as Vietnam, new poll finds
(www.independent.co.uk)
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I think a lot of people involved in the idea to go to war with Iran were severely underestimating the power of the internet. I'd say it's the only saving grace with having old fucks in office is that they can't bullshit us like they used to, for better or for worse. Back when the "War on Terror" started we were all hopped up on patriotism and it started out in a time where getting news from the internet was uncommon and most people relied on whatever local news they had. Everything, including public opinion, works faster with the internet. Whereas with Vietnam and the "War on Terror" you'd get an update once a week or even month, we get updates by the second. We didn't have to wait to see how much of a failure Iran was. We knew from day one that it was a shit show.
I think the internet has made things worse not better. It has made things better for those of us that live outside the ass of the billionaires, but we are a minority. This war is so unpopular because it is just so obvious what is going on here, a good share of the people on the right are well aware this is all Epstein blackmail fueled. And everybody on the left is aware this is bullshit no matter what lens they see it through.
The internet deserves zero credit, negative credit on balance I should say.
Yeah but if we didn't have the internet it wouldn't be obvious what was going on because our only connections to the outside world would be what is given to us. Most people probably wouldn't even know who Epstein was let alone his connection to Trump. I'm only commending the actual quickness with which information can spread on online, not the internet itself. The modern internet is still an absolute disaster.
I do agree as I was saying, those of us that know better have achieved better informational awareness from the internet, although we have also been completely exposed to the worst people in the world in regard to our personal information, opinions, contacts, and everything else. That is why fascism is triumphing. We have to fix this and soon.