#Authoritarianism

Jordan Schachtel

JordanSchachtel

Here's why I'm not a fan of Scott Gottlieb's policy proposals:1) Indefinite lockdown will destroy America.2) Indefinite lockdown will destroy America.3) Has authoritarian impulses. See: Call for total vaping ban4)

mcm-ct.com

mcm_ct

This is a preordained pattern IMO that leadership wishes & is likely to use to ratchet up authoritarianism and the new emerging system they wish to implement as they do

Lew

LewSOS

Here is the thing about global emergency decision-making processes, which I have worked on for some years, including on this specific one: the main determinants of response are1. information inputs2.

Alex Thier

Thieristan

My new @devex piece: Why we should be Doing Development Democratically in this era of democratic backsliding, global protest, and rising authoritarianism https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-doing-development-democratically-97977#.X1dvW95RUX8

mmm... tasty 🐸🧉

softvenomsnake

now here’s the not hot take. it is quite possible that this kind of change is not what the majority of those in this country are ready for. change is

Laura K. Field

lkatfield

@hamandcheese Sam, responding to what you say here since I've seen this in a couple places. I’m not saying the V piece is bad because it’s illiberal - though, like

James Scaminaci III

4GWDOTDOTDOT

1/ I am reading Mindf*ck by @chrisinsilico . Just Ch 7 "Dark Triad" is worth the price of the book. So, looking forward to @EmmaLBriant forthcoming book. My initial view

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

The Trump Administration made a decision not to fight the pandemic because it was an "effective political strategy" against Democrats.Let's call it what it is and stop playing around.Genocide.This is

H.K. Belvedere Ω

HKBelvedere

Starting to see life return. You can pick up vibes just from going a short walk when you are consciously aware of your surroundings. Less than 10% of the population

Marek Menkiszak

MarekMenkiszak

Since "the West pushes Russia into China's arms" is quite popular myth among some Western politicians and pundits, it is worth to remind few things: THREAD 1/7https://twitter.com/AntoineBondaz/status/1319665977760632833?s=20 1

Cahir O’Doherty

randomirish

Every week when I see the armed paramilitary groups and the amped up stormtrooper police here I have unbidden memories of the Troubles. It’s giving me nightmares. I don’t think

Byron York

ByronYork

Big name, bipartisan anti-Trump group war-games 2020 scenario: What if Trump loses popular vote, wins Electoral College? In other words, what if Trump wins? In run-through, Biden refuses to recognize

Amphibious Rodent

inthecitylimits

My dear Wormwood, let me teach you how to magnify a crisis 10 or 100 fold. First, and this is very important, you must find a genuine crisis. Preferably something

Arash Kolahi

ArashKolahi

Systemic shocks, like the global pandemic we are currently enduring, are often used to consolidate power by the already powerful.But as new cracks break open the cheap veneer of capitalist

Brian L. Troutwine

bltroutwine

Sim City except crime rates are controlled by education, hospital coverage, basic utilities, proximity to parks etc and if you do build more police stations crime rates are unaffected but

John Hayward

Doc_0

It's a shame that our political and media class is so childish, neurotic, and politically blinkered that it can't accept Barr's entirely accurate point without dissolving into a puddle of