I don't know if this is relevant, but a friend of mine, his parents ran a highly influential film company which used to produce community activism movies in the 70's in London. These films and the way in which they were made were so influential that they ended up on many university course degree syllabus' in the 70s-80s. The film 'Fly A Flag For Poplar' was one of theirs.
So, my friend created a Wikipedia page about his parent's achievements. He posted it, with links and images.
It was removed 24 hours later.
This worried me and I searched about for other online traces of some of the great traditions and projects of the dissidents of the 70s and 80s. I could find very little (some stuff, not as much as I'd hoped to find).
This filled me with some fear that the internet as it is has created a revisionist history, in which many of the struggles and achievements of the left have been edited out of history.
This could be why it's easier for conservatives, climate change denier loons (climaloons?), and right wingers to find evidence online to support their fucked-up and reprehensible beliefs.
This is a real concern, and is why people prepared to question anything should be allowed the luxury of explaining and exploring their beliefs. Sure, many may be skewed, but some may come to something.
It's essential to fill the vaccuum of left wing history in order to prove it has not always been a vehicle for statist communists and those SWP people.
The history of dissent is much wider and older than the internet gives it credit for.
Anyone know why? More importantly, what can left wing people do to mend this?
As per the WT7 report, it doesn't really matter. There has clearly been a conspiracy since 9/11 to use that event as justification for all manner of dodgy decisions. If we get to the root of those, then we have a chance of answering the question as to how implicated various forces were in the 9/11 disaster.
Oh, and shouting people down isn't debate, it's just bullying, just like anywhere else.