UK and US came to the mess from historically very different traditions (tl;dr BBC: through Reith, impartial; NYT etc: through Lippman, objectivity). Trouble is the "both sides" practice proved a too-easy way for both to operationalise what are tricky concepts at scale.

I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.

When the game is about glory but the business model is "best of the rest" #COYS

This is high art

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