#Authoritarian

Josh Greenberg

1JoshGreenberg

THREADDENIALISM—PART III: DENIALISM KILLSUnless we bring our denialism under control, our descent into an authoritarian abyss is bound to continue largely unimpeded.Will we find the courage and wisdom to change

Jamil Dakwar

jdakwar

Israel's normalization deals with the UAE and Bahrain will not bring peace to the Middle East. If anything, they will only embolden oppressive regimes and encourage abuses of international law.

zxq9

zxq9_notits

1/Discussing solutions to the current conundrum.Thought experiment time!Let's consider an idea or two that would be publicly accepted but is insane VS an idea or two that would be considered

Rafael Higonnet-Faithfull

RafFaithfull

Short thread:In this interview Liam Bright favoringly cites the work of Otto Neurath as the beneficial fruit bore by the Vienna Circle.I think that this is an interesting window onto

Sasha de Vogel

sashadevo

I’ve seen a few tweets framing protest in Belarus as a the end of a post-Soviet social contract where people gave up democratic representation for the stability of authoritarianism. People

Torr Leonard

torrHL

“there are four ways to change our form of govt w/o changing the written Constitution—and to restore liberty.First, in the case of Senate, we have to abolish the filibuster and

Nick Cohen

NickCohen4

Thread1 Conclusive reply from @anneapplebaum to the “involuntary conservatives”, who say that, although they deplore Trump, they will vote for him because they fear the intolerance of the left morehttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archi

Caitlin Johnstone ⏳

caitoz

The Two Faces Of The US Empire"The empire needs both faces. Without the murder face, it could not exist as an empire. Without the grinning face, the public would never

Chrissy Stroop

C_Stroop

Republicans have been calling Democrats weak, communists, and godless since forever.How is it that Democratic strategists have, after all this time, failed to learn that “No we’re not!” is extremely

Clive Lewis MP

labourlewis

For a @UKLabour majority win in 2024, on its own, we need a net seat gain of - 140 seats. For @UKLabour to stop a Tory majority (as part of

Lois Beckett

loisbeckett

80+ historians of fascism and authoritarianism released an open letter today warning that democracy “is either withering or in full-scale collapse globally”, and urging ordinary people to take action.https://www.theguardian.com/world/20

Danny Boy

Care2much18

Every week it's something new for people to direct their anger at. Politicians, foreigners, tourists, meat plants, teenagers.One thing that rarely gets any blame at all is Covid19.There's 19.4 million

Citizens for Ethics

CREWcrew

A rundown of Trump’s worst offenses: Refused to release tax returns Accepted emoluments in violation of the Constitution (we sued) Hired daughter and son-in-law, costing lives Put a “Muslim ban”

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Trump's attack on the Postal Service is yet another attempt by a Republican to destroy government in order to consolidate power and expedite profit.There's a disturbing history of this.Here's what

Jemar Tisby

JemarTisby

It is clear that a consequential portion of Republican elected officials hold a particular view of America which only benefits “their kind of people.” It is a vision so anti-democratic

J Michael Waller

JMichaelWaller

1) People should pay close attention to @ggreenwald. Agree with him or not on certain issues, he projects a sincere and principled wisdom of universal value.https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/01/20/glenn_greenwald_ruling_class_def

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