<![CDATA[Trying not to accept the narrative (any narrative) at face value, because politics and spin always appear together, and social media opinions never show their workings.]]>Trying not to accept the narrative (any narrative) at face value, because politics and spin always appear together, and social media opinions never show their workings. And when I have looked into a controversy, more often than not there is nuance that has been ignored or lost.

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