I didn’t like it honestly. A main issue is, for example, the first prompt, if you download a video, it assumes you will share it. Or if you “explore the topic further” you go on a racist rant. I would have rathered the character explores further and finds out it’s BS or something of that nature. The tiktok scene is stupid, where if you “do your research” you get radicalised, so the correct option is to “just ignore it” and then you find out apparently a charity is doing something the government stopped doing (how is that a good thing???).
Then at the end you nearly get arrested if you attend a protest. Not a good message to send.
Another issue is at some point it mentions an “encrypted” messaging app using the term “encrypted” like it’s a spooky ghost and automatically bad.
Also quite sloppy how when you do choose the correct option you literally lose all of your friends. Couldn’t they have had you do research and debunk your friend’s claims?
A de-radicalisation programme would have been very good, but I think this one actually in fact backfires. Part of me suspects it was even made by someone on that side of politics as a sabotage tactic, it’s that bad.
flamingos@feddit.uk 3 hours ago
I think for what it is, it’s all right. Not good per se, but it’s a 10 minute exercise in a larger lesson.
It is, like maybe it’s just me but who’s idea of doing research is going onto someone’s bio and going to their website? I get some people do this, but the good option should have been looking it up in a reputable news source.
Peak neoliberalism.
It’s accurate at least, even if that is depressing.
I’ll defend them on this, they’re trying to say don’t let peer pressure radicalise you. Maybe not the best message that not becoming a racist will leave you lonely and friendless, but I see what they were going for.
I completely agree, but that only works if there are actually immigrants around. Hull is 100% white, so this goes into the question of how do you deradicalise people when exposure isn’t an option.