#Denialism

Amanda Marcotte

AmandaMarcotte

I was hoping conservatives would drop coronavirus denialism after Trump lost, just like they pretended the Iraq war never happened after Bush fell out of favor. But they seem to

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

Dr. Gerald Roche

GJosephRoche

In this article by @JakelinTroy and I, we look at persistent public opposition to Indigenous languages and their revitalization. We found that people make 5 main arguments (thread):https://www.languageonthemove.com/indigenous-language-denia

Sarah McLaughlin

sarahemclaugh

Lately I’ve been thinking about how one major lesson of the last year or so is the importance of recognizing that censorship has consequences beyond the borders of whatever country

Josh Greenberg

1JoshGreenberg

THREADHOW WE GOT HERE: PART II—DEEP-SEATED DENIALISM AND CLASSISMThis thread contains excerpts from Part II of “How We Got Here.” This part addresses our country’s denialism in the face of

Nick Kapur

nick_kapur

Scholars from many disciplines are rightfully demolishing @Harvard_Law prof. Mark Ramseyer for deliberately omitting historical evidence and misapplying both contract law and game theory in an article calling World War

Dan Rebellato

DanRebellato

There’s an interesting psychological link between the Brexiteers' attitude to the referendum win and Trump's attitude to his loss. It's the lure of big numbers. 1/ Since 2016, the Brexit

Matthew J. Peterson

docMJP

The idea that Trump has finally been vanquished politically, culturally, and on every other level & we can finally move on back into a glorious Obama-era managerial-class normal is just

Josh Greenberg

1JoshGreenberg

THREADDENIALISM—PART I: A CONSTRICTION OF THINKINGEven as we come ever closer to descending into an authoritarian abyss, our society continues to adjust the boundaries of normalcy, in a continuation of

Jon Allsop

Jon_Allsop

THREAD: Trump's win in 2016 occasioned much media introspection. This year, we've seen a bit of that, but also a lot of back-patting. For @CJR today, I outline why I

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

The Black, Latino, Muslim journalists relegated to the “race” and “ethnicity” beats should have been leading political coverage these last 5 years. They are the ones who saw this for

Sean Carleton

SeanCarleton

BREAKING: Lynn Beyak has resigned from the Senate. As an historian of residential schooling, one less prominent residential school denier in a position of power is a good thing. Full

Kenton de Kirby, Ph.D.

KdeKirby

Great piece, as usual, from Shannon Osaka. This is the central question about US climate attitudes: what happens after Trump leaves office and Biden tries to pass ambitious climate policy?THREADhttps://twitter.com/shannonosaka/status/135159

Jay Rosen

jayrosen_nyu

Rand Paul just gave a master class in how the Big Lie — election denialism — exploits the "both sides" rule set in journalism. "Was the election stolen?" @GStephanopoulos asked.

Josh Greenberg

1JoshGreenberg

THREADDENIALISM—PART II: DEFEATING THE DISEASEAs we come closer and closer to descending into an authoritarian abyss, we must—emergently—regain focus on the mission at hand.1/ But as I described in Part

Tom

attentive

You can look at what gets reported about Xinjiang and the repression of Uighur Muslims through the lens of atrocity, but also through the lens of similarity. For example China

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