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An EXTREMELY important read!!!
Billionaire Mercer's (Bannon supporter) Cambridge Analytica behind Brexit, Trump, other democratic countries being undermined.
This is huge. Guardian link below. This cannot stand.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/07/the-great-british-brexit-robbery-hijacked-democracy?CMP=share_btn_tw
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Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)But is there a path for Great Britain to undo Brexit?
Sculpin Beauregard
(1,046 posts)And a Canadian company is in this mess too! I will be making some phone calls. I want some answers.
Also, FUCK FACEBOOK.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Tories called a new election
Jeremy Corbyn is a total disaster and is going to lead Labour to a total destruction in this election.
UK at a dangerous time.
I'd speculate about Corbyn being manipulated by Russia but I've seen nothing that looks legit to say that.
Kilgore
(1,733 posts)Of people placing their entire lives on facebook and similar sites. Also the natural outcome of owning a smartphone which is leaving a digital trail of your every action and location. And if thats not enough, how about your google search history, browzing history, and online purchase history.
We willingly leave this digital footprint as we go through our day craving the convienence of a connected lifestyle. The article should come as no surprise to anyone. Ever google a product or service and then notice ads and offers show up in your browzer or email? Thats your digital footprint in action.
We either understand the risks of this new reality or decide to wind our lives back to the unconnected 1980's
Excuse me as I return to my butterchurn and listen to a cassette tape.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Thanks for posting Sculpin
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Britain has a seat at the UN Security Council!
Britain has nuclear weapons!
Britain will be an independent country again once it leaves the EU!
Free from the restraints of the EU, Britain will be a major geopolitical power!
That's the delusion they are operating under.
The british government suffers from the same delusion as Russia: They haven't realized that the world has changed.
* Russia demands the same deference as if it still had the geopolitical importance of the Soviet Union. And if you don't cater to their self-deception, you are waging a secret war against Russia.
* Britain thinks it can undo all the economic treaties with the EU and walk away richer. It thinks it can leave a geopolitical alliance and walk away stronger. Britain will demand the same deference that it was used to. And then it will all be shocked when it won't get that preferential treatment.
Sculpin Beauregard
(1,046 posts)The article is very important read.