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Cindy Gallop
cindygallop
.@sarahkendzior called it back in 2015. 'Every country that becomes a dictatorship started with a chorus of people saying, "It can't happen here." It can happen anywhere.' @AnandWrites https://the.ink/p/sarah-kendzior
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John Hayward
Doc_0
The great political struggle of the past 20 years is not nationalism vs. globalism. It's nationalism vs. authoritarianism. Nation-states are the only way common people have a chance to restrain
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Josh Jackson
JoshuaYJackson
‘Authoritarianism’ is a liberal dogwhistle that has no basis in socialism. Countries that break with the bourgeoisie & imperialism necessarily require a strong state to defend themselves from capitalist restoration
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David Hazony
davidhazony
One major difference between democracy and ultra-Orthodoxy (authoritarianism) is that the former was built to work even when leaders are self-serving, duplicitous, and often stupid; the latter only works when
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David Roberts
drvolts
Instead of "reaching out," why don't we take this opportunity to make very clear that racism, xenophobia, and authoritarianism are repugnant to a decent society. Let's reject them, loudly &
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Elle M. (they/them)
ellle_em
SPICY HOT TAKE but you really can't separate Harry Potter from J.K. Rowling; the series is absolutely rooted in her worldview and its morals are ones that are consistent with
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Roya Hakakian
RoyaTheWriter
1) I’m a proud signatory of #theLetter published in #Harpers, calling for justice and open debate. Some have dismissed it as a statement by a “privileged” few. The term privileged
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Bastiat
EverydayBastiat
As a believer in individual liberty, I understand the desire to write off a demonstration by saying that "damage to private property is also terrible," because this damage truly does
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Andrew Lilico
andrew_lilico
We now live in a country where you are banned from visiting friends, having a kickabout with your mates, or going on a date for the foreseeable future, with no
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Ali Velshi
AliVelshi
1/10Abraham Lincoln described America’s government as being “of the people, by the people & for the people.” But the federal government today—the parts we can see in Portland, OR—doesn’t look
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Adam Habib
AdHabb
1.I pondered hard about releasing this thread. It will be received hostilely by some of the more intolerant of our activists. Yet we cannot be intimidated from deliberating on issues
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Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌
RachelBitecofer
1. Yes- there has been a crime in plain sight since day 1 of early vote returns in NC. My sense is that bc the GOP knows democratic accountability is
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Jeff Lees
Leesplez
This article is bad. As someone who studies intergroup relations, I'm getting tired of seeing this argument blaming all our problems on "tribalism" repeated near-weekly for 4 years in the
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Adrienne LaFrance
AdrienneLaF
Hear hear. @TheAtlantic's @zeynep is extremely good at getting the most complicated things right. Just a few examples... (1/6)https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/business/media/how-zeynep-tufekci-keeps-getting-the-big-things-right.html H
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Chris Arnade 🐢
Chris_arnade
What has been happening over last 20 yrs or so, is the slow erosion of Public Trust, that weird invisible force that holds communities, societies, & nations together. But now
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Tom Hicks
TomHicks1689
I find it remarkable that many who only recently (rightly) opposed the anti-authoritarianism and gnostic individualism of feminism and critical theory, without saying much of anything to oppose child abuse
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