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>>mmaria+(OP)
Basically every new law, piece of news or media I see coming from the UK paints a picture of a beat-down, cynical & scared society that's complacent to or in support of increasing surveillance and control by the government. Like maybe Adolescence or basically any mention of the NHS. The crimes they cite like child grooming or terrorism/hate being incited sound pretty terrible too, but I wonder why the UK specifically is taking action - is the issue bigger there, or are they just more aware of and willing to act on it.

>>zapthe+zf
Because the media always paints other countries in certain lights, as it helps them build a narrative for their own governments?

> complacent to or in support of increasing surveillance and control by the government

I disagree with this sentiment, however it does show how bad "democracy" can be when voting for a complete government change results in absolutely no change whatsoever.

>>happym+Fi
Authoritarian CCTV cameras in Shenzhen Vs democratic CCTV cameras in London

>>MaxPoc+Tj
Heavily monitored London, freedom America.

https://techxplore.com/news/2021-06-prevalence-cctv-cameras-...

Oh wait, Paris, NYC, SF, Tokyo have more cameras per sq. Km. Narrative.

>>happym+dG
> Paris, NYC, SF, Tokyo have more cameras per sq. Km

You listed extremely dense cities. Of course they have more cameras per square.

This isn’t a narrative violation, it’s basic math.

>>Aurorn+2Z
I think its highly relevant when we have people pushing the faulty logic narrative that the UK is China and using CCTV as a measurement for their case.

UK bad because online safety rules, let's ignore US states that already do this.

> Don't mind what we are doing, the UK is worse.

Not defending the UK, but they aren't the first and you dont get the same inflammatory racist language with other countries.