oldNslow
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TandT wrote:
"Digital History - never goes away"
True. But don't forget that, like a knife, what or who, this cuts depends on who is wielding it.
Stalin would have loved the internet and social media. His huge, expensive, unwieldy, secret police apparatus would have been unnecessary. Denunciations by other comrades. or friends and family members, driven by fear, or revenge, or jealousy, or misguided ideology, would have been superfluous. A couple of geeks with smartphones and a search engine would have done the trick.
"Off to the gulag you go" with nothing more than a quick search, a couple of clicks, and a speedy show trial. "Welcome to Siberia comrade!"
If Trump goes down this time around, don't gloat too much. Best keep an eye on your six and pay attention to who might be holding the knife next time around.
No secrets. No immunity. Who's up and who's down never stays the same for long.
This is the world we live in now. When thought or speech can be made a crime, we are all criminals.
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