That sinking feeling
My sinking feeling comes from seeing democracy dying, replaced by &quot;right answers&quot; declared from on high.<p>Suppose the UK held a referendum about whether RSA encryption should be legal. The voters narrowly vote to keep it legal. Suddenly the press, the universities, celebrities and think-tanks start proclaiming the voters were mis-informed. That foreign powers deceived voters to keep RSA encryption legal. That the vote should be re-held because voters have changed their minds. Suddenly, you can&#x27;t post a tweet in favor of RSA encryption without a brigade shaming you and demanding you be fired. Can&#x27;t you see how wrong this is?