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> What social media has done is ensure you hear more from groups that previously didn’t get a voice.

And that's the important thing. They have a huge voice now, given the loudest and most repetitive people get way more presence, and how social networks are malleable to bots. Saying this existed decades ago is like comparing nuclear weapons to arrows and bows and saying lethal weapons existed since time immemorial.

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It's hard to say they have a huge voice. Perhaps louder than we are used too. At the end of the day, Trump is still President and the Republicans run both the House and the Senate.

That's because they knew how to surf the huge voices that we did not hear until recently. That's happening all 'round the globe.

I have no idea what surf the voices mean. Or voices that we did not hear until recently. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I meant how misinformation and provocation is used to generate confusion and support.

Voices we did not hear until recently should be clear: many niche groups, good or bad, that was unknown to the general public until the advent of the social media.

Great analogy. Would like to see the OP refute this or reconsider his position.

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