Such Little Accident

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Lingvo: English

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ISBN:: 978-0-9978815-0-9
Goodreads:: 33153675

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“When the people shall have nothing more to eat,” said Rousseau, “they will eat the rich.” But the rich are rather good at getting the poor to eat each other instead. In this provocative novella-length essay, Mike Robbins looks at how the British electoral system, social media, bullying by business, and a growing gap between rich and poor have led to deep fissures in British society. These have been exploited by those with an agenda of their own. As a result, democracy is now fragile. To repair it, we must look hard at the way information cycles through our society, and how our opinions are formed.

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Stephanie Jane recenzis Such Little Accident de Mike Robbins

Insightful and timely

5 steloj

In this insightful and timely essay, Robbins has put his finger on what feels wrong with much of British politics in the 2010s. He covers a wide panorama of linked topics including exploring the disaffection of voters excluded by our voting system, the increased bullying and blame of our society's weakest members, and how our increasing face-to-face isolation from each other reduces our ability both to argue constructively and to appreciate each other's points of view. I was particularly intrigued by the chapters discussing our decreasing participation in local political and communal life since the 1950s and how our society is the poorer for it; how we shield ourselves from challenges to our ideas and arguments by predominantly interacting with like-minded souls on social media.

Such Little Accident is far from just a litany of complaint though. Robbins discusses how we have come to our present position and also how …

In this insightful and timely essay, Robbins has put his finger on what feels wrong with much of British politics in the 2010s. He covers a wide panorama of linked topics including exploring the disaffection of voters excluded by our voting system, the increased bullying and blame of our society's weakest members, and how our increasing face-to-face isolation from each other reduces our ability both to argue constructively and to appreciate each other's points of view. I was particularly intrigued by the chapters discussing our decreasing participation in local political and communal life since the 1950s and how our society is the poorer for it; how we shield ourselves from challenges to our ideas and arguments by predominantly interacting with like-minded souls on social media.

Such Little Accident is far from just a litany of complaint though. Robbins discusses how we have come to our present position and also how we can retrace our steps back from the abyss. He offers a vision of a country in which democracy could actually work again. It just requires a little action and belief from everyone and I wonder what it will take to make this country care?

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Politics