#Authoritarianism

David Hogg

davidhogg111

Young people can stage a nonviolent political revolution over the coming decade but it will require all of us voting in consistently high # EVERY election, protesting, organizing and running

Chrissy Stroop

C_Stroop

Introducing bills like this serves a purpose even when they’re expected not to go anywhere.That purpose is to make other legislative initiatives targeting human rights seem reasonable, and to pave

John Stoehr's Editorial Board

johnastoehr

Bob Woodward does the unthinkable by @johnastoehr https://stoehr.substack.com/p/bob-woodward-does-the-unthinkable?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter 1. Bob Woodward is the most conventional of conventiona

timethief (retired paralegal judicial assistant)

timethief

Have you considered the possibility that Trump's continual use of "fake news" is brainwashing of his base? https://getpocket.com/explore/item/cognitive-ability-and-vulnerability-to-fake-news?utm_source=twtrsynd&utm_medium=

C𐃏rtex Futura

cortexfutura

Are the Internet and social media a "liberation" technology (Diamond, 2010)? If you read the news coverage of the "Arab Spring" a decade ago (yes, a decade) you might think

Hassan Jawad

HassanPolit

I used to find Hezbollah's intervention in Syria justifiable. Of course, I understand their rationale and its necessity for them. But The regime and is responsible through its choice of

HABraCHadabra

HABraCHadabra

Given the reactions to the egregious orgy of Hatch Act violations yesterday, it might finally be time to change the fundamental question "What will Trump do in November?" to "What

Another Angry Woman

stavvers

A lot of people latch onto authoritarianism when they feel powerless, and this is very much happening now. The fact is, there is very little we as individuals can do.

Rexie43🇵🇱🇸🇾🇮🇷

rexie43

You know, I always hear from (what we classify as boomers) that the US could never render unto a strong State, but frankly I disagree. From what I'm sure not

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

One of the Chinese Communist Party's main justifications for authoritarianism is the idea that Chinese people, due to their unique culture and history, need to be tightly controlled in order

spencer🌹🦤

TehCrusaderYT

Marxist-Leninists and tankie-adjacents are the largest issue facing the lefts ability to organize and make REAL progress across the board. prove me otherwise. vaush isn’t the problem, the lib left

Alex Boyd

AlexBoyd

It's a dreich morning here in Ayrshire. I'm sitting here in astonishment at what I've just read in the @thedarkhorsemag. The essay 'Anatomy of a Hounding' by @msjlindsay is a

Noah Berlatsky

nberlat

Poor people benefit much more when Ds are in control; lots of studies show this. Black ppl have even more impressive gains (see the recent book dangerously divided.) Glenn is

Sushant Singh

SushantSin

"Democracies can die with a coup d'etat - or they can die slowly. This happens most deceptively when in piecemeal fashion, with the election of an authoritarian leader, the abuse

Chris 'Dr. Person Fakename' Horne

thischrishorne

Maddy came to us around 9:30 pm, as she often does fighting bedtime. Usually, she jangles the doorknob and we pause our show. Not last night. "What are you watching?""It's

Observer

samwandmaster

Thread:I was a Republican until 2007. In was appalled by W. I am beyond appalled now. Republicans need to be removed from office. The republican party has lost its way