Can somebody help? Years ago, some of the press wanted a big brother to control 'the masses'. Why not now?

Question

Remember the riots of the cities in the eighties, when the usual press wanted us mostly to be all watched. Now it's happened, the same press are all scared and moany. Is the current situation too right-wing even for them, or are they just sulky their readers are now being treated as their 'enemy' were 20 or so years ago (first/second generation West Indian-British kids, etc)?

Answer 1

Be careful what you wish for...

Answer 2

It always goes back and forth.  Now the press wants big govt. agian.  You can see that by the way they pump up Barack Obama and before with Hillary Clinton.  The press wants government to control everything.

Answer 3

Big Brother is here now. You can't see him but believe me, he is watching everything we are doing, even as I write this reply, they or he is watching.