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Originally Posted by James
I think social media eg. Twitter is a pretty rubbish way to discuss politics.
For these reasons:
- The 140 character limit (on Twitter) means nothing ever has to be explained or reasoned.
- Confirmation bias - everyone follows people they agree with, and get followed by people that agree with them, so there is little discussion that challenges statements.
- There is a lot of personal insults and less (or not as much as there shoould be) about policies and ideas.
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nevertheless it is happening/ has happened. The media is full of tales of 'fake stories' atm, misinformation doing the rounds on social media that has no doubt been an influence for some.