Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWith authoritarianism on the rise has the internet helped or hurt the cause for democracy and collective rule?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareWith authoritarianism on the rise has the internet helped or hurt the cause for democracy and collective rule?Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
As a follow-up, is there signs that the internet/technology may play a role in making a better society for all?
minus-squaremuntedcrocodile@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoThe republic has already fallen you just can’t see it yet.
minus-squareDaft_ish@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoWe see it. Right now the only thing to do is damage control. Eventually it won’t be enough and climate change or some other external force will bring us to an impasse. Until then it’s damage control and spreading the word.
minus-squaremuntedcrocodile@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe only thing to do is insist upon free speech and fight back against authoritarianism regardless of who or why.
The republic has already fallen you just can’t see it yet.
We see it. Right now the only thing to do is damage control. Eventually it won’t be enough and climate change or some other external force will bring us to an impasse. Until then it’s damage control and spreading the word.
The only thing to do is insist upon free speech and fight back against authoritarianism regardless of who or why.