Craig Kelly MPVerified account

14/ One of the measures taken by the authorities since the beginning of the corona crisis is a sweeping takeover of public discourse and the creation of a false representation of a scientific consensus. This, using the improper means mentioned above of ridiculing, silencing ...

15/ This, using the improper means mentioned above of ridiculing, silencing, and suppressing any attempt to express an opposing opinion or one that casts doubt on the official position. ....

16/The vast majority of the media channels abandoned their traditional role defending democracy and even aligned themselves with the pseudo-consensus dictated from above, which is unscientific by virtue of being dictated ....

17/ The powerful ability of the media to create a simulated dictated consensus has been well described in the theory of THE SPIRAL OF SILENCE known in the academic literature in the field of communication ...

18/ According to the theory, which has been demonstrated in many studies, most people are anxious about a state of social and ideological isolation and are afraid to express themselves in an ideologically hostile environment ...

19/ The prevailing tendency of most people is to match their expressed opinions to what they perceived as acceptable & agreed upon by the public. Individuals, who estimate that their opinion is different from the majority opinion, will usually refrain from expressing it in public

20/ Since most persons do not want to be an exception, they will choose to remain silent or straighten a line and express an opinion that is consistent with what they perceive as the majority opinion ...

21/ when the media aligns with the fictitious consensus dictated to them,this leads to a distortion of the distribution of opinions in society, & so the number of those who refrain from supporting an incompatible opinion increases & a SPIRAL OF EVER-EXPANDING SILENCE IS CREATED