hopefully it’s something i’ll uncover while packing up, as it’s been on my to-re-read list for absolute ages, and annoyingly it doesn’t seem to have an eBook version.

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i’d recommend it BUT i really need to revisit it first. i used to really rate it but it is nearly 20 years old - im a lot less trusting of journalists and pop-sci books these days, and my politics have shifted massively since then (thank you 🩷 UKMT and left wing shitposters 🩷).

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Steven Poole’s Unspeak detailed that the worst thing to have attached to your name is “terrorist suspect”, as it’s something that never really leaves you. unlike other state security apparatus, you can’t be purged from lists they deny the existence of. we still all live in the shadow of 9/11 etc.

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“We do protest in different ways…” yeah, heavily regulated by the government so they’re toothless and ineffectual, with the threat of being labelled a terrorist and everything that comes with that - reduced opportunities for employment and travel if you avoid incarceration.

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i miss her

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