Anders Breivik up in court

[xoggoth]

A bit off topic but isn't it the case that the internet has the knack of rewriting history?

Yesterday, before Breivik mentioned Luton, Googling "Luton no go areas" would have brought up quite a bit on the subject. Now, for umpteen pages, there is hardly anything but his reference to it. It's a bit like the diminution of events that the mists of time normally brings to history but, instead of taking decades or centuries, it can happen overnight.

At one time most probably had no real grasp of world events because they never happened to read about it. Now we can all read about at the touch of a keyboard I am not sure we are any better informed.

[amcdonald]

A bit off topic but isn't it the case that the internet has the knack of rewriting history?

Yesterday, before Breivik mentioned Luton, Googling "Luton no go areas" would have brought up quite a bit on the subject. Now, for umpteen pages, there is hardly anything but his reference to it. It's a bit like the diminution of events that the mists of time normally brings to history but, instead of taking decades or centuries, it can happen overnight.

At one time most probably had no real grasp of world events because they never happened to read about it. Now we can all read about at the touch of a keyboard I am not sure we are any better informed.

I don't know about no go areas, but one of my neighbours drives up their regularly to buy clothing materials and for years had to go with a local as otherwise she either wouldn't get served or would have to pay much higher prices. Whilst she accepted by those who recognise her now, it's still indicative of segregation at some level