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[–] terrific@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

While this is certainly interesting news, I am somewhat sceptical of the number which corresponds to about 1/5 of the country's population. I have been looking for another source, but it's not clear where that number comes from. Maybe the unions have reported it?

[–] terrific@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The UK has some fairly obvious issues with democracy, like when hundreds of XR and Palestine activists are being routinely imprisoned for exercising their right to assemble. Conservatives have been in power on the UK until very recently and these illiberal developments are their doing.

Steve Forbes is part of the national conservative oligarchy that has allowed those attacks on democracy to happen in the first place. I do think the source of information matters. Words are power, and his words are poison.

[–] terrific@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Come on, that's not serious journalism. It's an opinion piece written by a notorious conservative American media oligarch. Cherry picking examples to support some kind of anti woke narrative. Pull the other one.

The UK is the European country that has most closely attempted to emulate American national conservative capitalism, and what a shit show that has been.

[–] terrific@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 points 1 week ago

Imagine thinking that Trump is doing this to combat censorship.

[–] terrific@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm guessing that it was made by someone who speaks German.