nostalgia

Fake It Until You Break It: How the Internet Turned Politics into Performance

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Fake content and far-right radicalisation online are reshaping our politics and society. We live in an age of unreality, where everything is fake — except the hate. The internet has rewired how we think, argue and even feel. The exponential rise of online porn alone suggests future historians might call this the golden age of … Read more

Bring back National Service | Another daft idea comes round again

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This is from today’s Times. Another article wallowing in World War 2 nostalgia designed to appeal to an older generation who find that the C21st makes them anxious and who have retreated into a fantasy world of Spitfires and Union Jack bunting. Personally I don’t think bringing back national service is such a terrible idea … Read more