Interesting cable, dated 8/12/08 on Grigoropoulos' murder & #griots https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/08ATHENS1643_a.html … embassy goes w police version of events
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For all advances in social media monitoring & the NSA global data grinder, takes humans to empathize, understand, connect.
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Where are we today? Govts continue to sniff more data, understand little, care about nothing, exacerbate oppression, seldom yield ground
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At one point during
#griots, the IntMin, seemingly wracked w guilt & inebriated, sat down on the kerb to talk to pupils. A rare moment. -
As for the media themselves, how much have they changed since then? http://katrinskaya.tumblr.com/post/65916389/letter-from-athens-greek-riots-and-the-news-media … distance matters less than engagement some times
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@asteris there is a failure the gouge but there is also an intent to ignore sentiment in MENA in favor of US interestThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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