#Legitimacy

Ginger Appreciator

R1bAppreciator

@bronzeagemantis I am but a humble shitpoaster, but could you do a thread on how (neo)liberalism is a weapon against rival outgroups? it always chafed my ass when people bitched

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan تاریخ خراسان

BiruniKhorasan

One of the most important differences between settled people and tribal people is the way they perceive and understand political power and authority, and not only the fact one is

𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒔

DefeatFascists

In order for a house to be burned down, three things are required:1. The timber must be dry and combustible.2. There needs to be a spark that ignites it.3. And

James Gibson

jamesalangibson

A lesson about fascism brought to you by selections from Wikipedia. Much of this will seem familiar, but perhaps not by the same name. Enjoy the thread. "The fascist view

Asha Rangappa

AshaRangappa_

THIS.I have news for @SpeakerPelosi and @RepJerryNadler: the Obama administration banked on HRC winning in choosing to delay taking action against Russian election interference. In doing so, they actually helped

Saleem Dabbous

Seemo

How I pitch publishers*I put myself in their mindset by asking these questions:-does this concept have legs?-do we believe this team can execute?-will they execute with the budget and timeline

Claudia Chwalisz

ClaudiaChwalisz

Thread about @landemore's #OpenDemocracyAn open democracy is a new paradigm that takes seriously the ideal of popular rule as rule by the people. Has 5 principles:1. Participation rights2. Deliberation3. Majoritarian

Sean Fay Wolfe

seanfaywolfe

I feel like there's a paradox to this conversation that people aren't acknowledging. "You can't discount the radio because that's a lot of people's only way of consuming music." Okay,

Walter Shaub

waltshaub

American democracy faces a crisis of legitimacy as the ruling minority party rips apart the fabric of the republic by disenfranchising Americans, pressuring election officials to cheat, misusing official power

Alex Marino

Alex_J_Marino

It is important to note that "stolen elections" have been a critical element of the modern conservative movement in the United States since the 1940s. 1/ Conservatives believed they had

Your Friendly Butch Anarchist

butchanarchy

Your Friendly Butch Anarchist Live-Tweet Reading: The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field ManualPart 4(Update: I’ll be doing these on a regular schedule of Monday evenings going forward) Find Part 1

Berny Belvedere

bernybelvedere

A fatal flaw of this argument is it relies on a decades-old conception of the media and technology—one where conservatives can't broadcast their ideas because they lack access to channels

CulturalHusbandry

APhilosophae

Weird, right? Jean-Louis Warnholz is Founding Principal and Managing Director of the BlackIvy Group. He worked in senior advisory positions for governments (UK, US), multilateral institutions (World Bank, UN) and

Diana🍂🌙

sinestesia_20

1/10 One of my favourite Shakespeare's plays is Macbeth. It deals with topics such as war, witchcraft and female power. Here's a thread about this spooky playPainting by Goya 2/10

Daniel Milton

Dr_DMilton

Warning: long thread on the terrorism label and what happened on January 6 in Washington, DC. The label of terrorism should not be tossed around lightly. It can be overused,

Daniel Schultz

pastordan

Funny story associated with this...https://twitter.com/pastordan/status/1274400812626849793 Ever wonder why Mary is so venerated in the Catholic and Orthodox faiths? Well, among many other reasons, it's because Byzantine emperors tried

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