Incoming over-reaction to current civil unrest
Discussion
I wonder if Government response to the current difficulties will turn into a knee-jerk over reaction.
If so, what the unintended consequences of those will be.
I'm hoping that we'll just see current legislation used to quel the violence but I sense SKS feels a need to be seen to be doing something different.
If so, what the unintended consequences of those will be.
I'm hoping that we'll just see current legislation used to quel the violence but I sense SKS feels a need to be seen to be doing something different.
I remember reading in a political memoir (might have been Cameron's) that big ticket topics remain in the public conscience for a maximum of 11 weeks. There are a few exceptions but this, I feel, typically holds true. All governments use this to kick cans down the road until something else comes along to change the narrative. That is not to say that they ignore the problem, but the aim is to avoid the pressure of making knee jerk reactions at the expense of proper and considered decisions that require more time than we might like them to have.
Judgement on effect of policy can only be made in the distant future rather than the here and now.
Judgement on effect of policy can only be made in the distant future rather than the here and now.
Randy Winkman said:
He'll get criticised by some whatever he does. He's already been criticised on here for only putting up pink lights. Now the suggestion is he'll do too much.
This. But also Never waste a crisis as above. I'm thinking some more creeping anti-terror powers and the police pre-empting things more in future by detaining the rioting type.
Maybe like the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 but for petty criminals.
glazbagun said:
This. But also Never waste a crisis as above.
I'm thinking some more creeping anti-terror powers and the police pre-empting things more in future by detaining the rioting type.
Maybe like the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 but for petty criminals.
Could also be more control of social media with Elon getting involved…… I'm thinking some more creeping anti-terror powers and the police pre-empting things more in future by detaining the rioting type.
Maybe like the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 but for petty criminals.
t stirring.Rusty Old-Banger said:
"This is a direct result of the inheritance from the previous government."
When the previous government dialled up the rhetoric to 11 and weaponised the entire immigration debate to suit their own ends, they have to take a share of the blame. Not all of it as there’s many, many reasons why it’s all kicking off but they did raise the temperature of the whole immigration problem.steveatesh said:
Could also be more control of social media with Elon getting involved……
Elon is already involved. He stokes the division by openly supporting Trump and then directly responding to SKS on X. He clearly sees the engagement spike when there is so much division in society, and X helps those with division continue to spread it. So Elon stirs the pot a bit more. But he's an autistic, psychopath so that's to be expected.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff