Religion and Ethics Forum

General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on February 04, 2019, 04:59:04 PM

Title: Tories and Twitter
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 04, 2019, 04:59:04 PM
Not that there is anything they should be sorting out.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-twitter-cock-ups_uk_5c58225be4b00187b552c22e?jwg&utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage
Title: Re: Tories and Twitter
Post by: jeremyp on February 04, 2019, 07:09:41 PM
It’s a story about Tweets. Therefore it is of no consequence.

Title: Re: Tories and Twitter
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 04, 2019, 07:27:05 PM
Quote from: jeremyp on February 04, 2019, 07:09:41 PM
It’s a story about Tweets. Therefore it is of no consequence.
While one might wish that to be true, the lies spread in politics impact people no matter the medium.
Title: Re: Tories and Twitter
Post by: jeremyp on February 05, 2019, 01:57:24 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 04, 2019, 07:27:05 PM
While one might wish that to be true, the lies spread in politics impact people no matter the medium.
The main story was about a Labour politician who accidentally retweeted a picture of an erect penis and the reaction to it (her tweet, not the penis). It's totally inconsequential. I don't care. Nor should you, nor should any of the people who piled in to say how awful it was. Apparently, the Labour leadership ignored the whole thing (the Twitter storm, not the penis), which was the right thing to do IMO.