#Authoritarianism

David Doak

SouthPoint1000

As a retired Political consultant, I know a bit about the mindset of political candidates, only on the Democratic side. So what keeps me awake at night? Firstly, Putin has

Paul Rosenberg

PaulHRosenberg

Once upon a time, GOP actually *believed* in "law & order": as Nixon's crimes exposed, support dropped. But no longer!Why? Asymmetric polarization. What's that mean? How did it happen? Funny

R.C. 🧀🦡🛌

helpmeithink

People would be okay with authoritarianism if it benefited them positively. There is no pure version of governing because no amount of checks and balances will eliminate human flaws. You

Cipher of the Golden Spatula

snarkylicious

I'm seeing a lot of hot takes on what to do about police brutality on my TL. Abolishing them - that's never gonna happen; training them - they're already trained

McJulie is writing the next book

mcjulie

Spoiler: the article questions whether this is a good thing.https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article250562629.html "the decline of religion in America has a huge downside.In a post-truth worl

Nick Carmody JD, MS Psych

Nick_Carmody

The party of "personal responsibility", who elected an admitted serial sexually-assaulting, sociopathic narcissist who "takes no responsibility" for 140K dying on his watch.....is blaming the Right's Trump-led descen

David Brenner

DavBrenner

A must-read by @the_ayeminthant. To anticipate any unnecessary comments: it's not distracting from the real story. @clarissaward's CNN trip to #Myanmar encapsulates the coloniality of Western engagement with SE Asia,

Publius Doc Rock

chbstone2

1. HayekI find it interesting that many who study F.A. Hayek, like to point out that he “favored universal healthcare.” 2. Hayek - Road to Serfdom:“Where, as in the case

Arash Kolahi

ArashKolahi

Yesterday’s “debate” may have broken some brains.Vacuous statements, like ‘we got what we deserve’ not only hollow out any systemic understanding of *how* & *why* we got here, they also

Salomé Sibonex

SalomeSibonex

The courage I lack is not the same courage you lack, but we are more confused about that courage than ever.Here’s a breakdown of what courage is and is not.https://medium.com/@salomesibonex/the-courageous-animal-4-types-of-courage-you-nee

Studio Glibly

NoTotally

I vaguely remember writing a whole thread about how what was originally the very specific way we talked about the detention centers at the border would morph over time into

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

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Russian_Starr

Many of my colleagues are calling for Lukashenko to step down but are silent when Donald Trump supports white supremacists. That’s why it’s almost impossible to be a self respecting

John Stoehr's Editorial Board

johnastoehr

White liberals don't believe things can, and will, get worse.https://stoehr.substack.com/p/donald-trump-fascist-politics-and?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter 1. I’ve said before that I take after George Orwel

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NotGniwerb

I'm going to tweet out my top 10 favorite commercials. It's going to be like I love the 90s, but for commercials. Here it goes...I dunno, #lockdownprojects #advertising #mediacriticism #10:

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

We're not approaching any line. The line is already so far behind us that nobody with the power has any intention of going back to find it.https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1306024574472138754 The "line" AOC