Sunday, November 13, 2022

When democracy falls off the cliff.”

If u want to really understand what is/was happening to Bruno Laurette, Akil Bissesur, Darren l’activiste, Ivann Bibi , some journalists and others—read the article below by Nobel peace laureate Maria Ressa, who is facing prison in the Philippines. Her forthcoming book is "How to Stand Up to a Dictator".
The government has lodged multiple specious charges against her, from cyber libel to tax evasion, which cumulatively carry a maximum sentence of more than 100 years. She had an appeal denied last week and is in the final stages of this “upside-down” process.
"Is this world war three?” Ressa asks rhetorically. “I would say yes, on two fronts. ............ there’s the modern warfare that is being waged against every individual on these technology platforms. It is a battle for your mind. It is a battle for your emotions. And literally by manipulating your emotions, they are manipulating your worldview: you don’t have facts and you don’t have integrity of elections.”