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Brexit won on telling people that it was whatever they wanted it to be, despite the contradictions is a great example of this. Make believe, boosterism - call it what you want.
True, but it seems much of the heavy lifting on that was done by the illegal use of anti-social media data to exploit people's weaknesses. While I agree other election campaigns are vapid in the sense you describe, but not necessarily illegal, I think the greatest threat at the moment is this 'micro-targeting' of vulnerable people who are alone in front of their computers. That doesn't excuse voting for stupid nonsense, but I don't want to blame the unwary alone.
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What I find particularly weird with the flickr stream is how the photos are juxtaposed - Grant Shapps pretending to work for the coastguard next to Liz Truss having a meeting with her team. It just makes it look like they're pretending at all the jobs, not just the ones they're dressing up for.
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Oliver Schick
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I think it's all of a piece with the modern era - style over substance is a proven winner.
Brexit won on telling people that it was whatever they wanted it to be, despite the contradictions is a great example of this. Make believe, boosterism - call it what you want.
We have "levelling up" as the verbal equivalent of standing in the hatch of a tank wearing a military uniform, staring at the horizon and looking stern.
There's nothing behind it, but so far that's been fine.