To protect democracy, journalists need to learn to think like hackers and spies
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To protect democracy, journalists need to learn to think like hackers and spies
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Re: To protect democracy, journalists need to learn to think like hackers and spies
#2I've always thought hackers/security folks have better politics (in both directions) because they're used to thinking in terms of systems.
I would love if journalists also took the time to think about how the parties use the equivalent of social engineering to control the news cycle and bring about changes that aren't healthy for journalism or democracy
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#3It feels insanely presumptuous to hear this stuff.
Democracy? Since when are we a democracy? Oh, because it's a popular term used in media and vernacular? So are Fruit Loops, who cares?
Let me try an alternate framing: democracy is a brand, a feel-good term for political rhetoric. This is what democracy looks like: https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-...
What is actually (though unpopularly) valuable in our society is not democracy, but the Bill of Rights, high trust, and rule of law. Democracy gets the applause, but they do the heavy lifting.
By all means, cover elections, blow the whistle on crap. But if you're scratching your head wondering why the media's popularity is at an all-time low, maybe it's because there's this onanistic self-regard that places the media above the citizen.
Tucker Carlson just broke the record for most-watched month of any cable news show ever. If that offends you as a journalist, it's probably time for some introspection.
Re: To protect democracy, journalists need to learn to think like hackers and spies
#4Or they could become journalist again, because if you look at the trust in this journalist lately they are at a alltime low and these arrogant articles are why.
Re: To protect democracy, journalists need to learn to think like hackers and spies
#5It feels insanely presumptuous to hear this stuff. Democracy? Since when are we a democracy? Oh, because it's a popular term used in media and vernacular? So are Fruit Loops, who cares? Let me try an alternate framing: democracy is a brand, a feel-good term for political rhetoric. This is what democracy looks like: https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-... What is actually (though unpopularly) v…
How is “the Bill of Rights, high trust, and rule of law” doing any lifting? You have to vote for people to implement those things.
Ideally you’d have a well educated populace and a functional media to make sure the best people get elected though... Is there a better system for making politicians accountable to citizens?
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Re: To protect democracy, journalists need to learn to think like hackers and spies
#7It feels insanely presumptuous to hear this stuff. Democracy? Since when are we a democracy? Oh, because it's a popular term used in media and vernacular? So are Fruit Loops, who cares? Let me try an alternate framing: democracy is a brand, a feel-good term for political rhetoric. This is what democracy looks like: https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-... What is actually (though unpopularly) v…
"What is actually (though unpopularly) valuable in our society is not democracy, but the Bill of Rights, high trust, and rule of law"
All of these mean nothing if the people in charge are not held accountable for their actions/policies. And people who stay in power for long periods of time, tend to not be huge fans of accountability when it comes to their practices.
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Do you know anything about marxism or are you just repeating words you heard someone say on the internet. Id be interested to hear you explain how the Democratic party, who's politicians range from center right neoliberals to vaguely leftist progressives as a Marxist organization.
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Trump is the only leader of a proper democracy of our days that denied to commit to a safe transition of power, or even to recognize the legitimacy of the upcoming election process.
Tyrants can be elected as well.
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Please peddle this chickenshit somewhere else.