Just as the Vietnam War is remembered as the ‘first television war’, the war in Ukraine may become known as the ‘first social media war’. Conflicts in the information age have been amplified online, with cyberspace presenting a new battlefield; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has sparked deep divisions online, for example. However, the invasion of UkraineContinue reading “The Digital Battlefield of Ukraine”
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Playing Politics: “Shut Up and Play”
When I sit down and watch Liverpool every week, I want to switch off from it all and forget about the troubles of the world for 90 minutes. I want to get angry about little, inconsequential things like Bobby Firmino missing a sitter, or the Referee forgetting to book his appointment at Specsavers. The desireContinue reading “Playing Politics: “Shut Up and Play””
Hello World!
Hello and welcome to our blog, Commons Sense! We are both very much new to this and will make errors and mistakes along the way, but are excited to improve and grow our blog as it goes along. We plan on publishing one blog a week, rotating between Patrick and myself- though, with both ofContinue reading “Hello World!”
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