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John Hayward
Doc_0
The great dream of the 90s was that information would set us free. 30 years later, we know how naive that was. Information is EASIER to control and distort now.
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umairh
We absolutely don’t have time to waste the way America has. Even if Trump leaves, America’s now done as a working society. Those who don’t want to end up like
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Susan of Texas
SusanofTexas
Trump is a quintessential American, raised by authoritarian and therefore abusive parenting. But you don’t need a book to tell you what his parents were like because anyone can easily
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Elad Nehorai
PopChassid
I'd like to do a short thread on the nature of trolling, and why Trump's approach to it is a perfect example of how insidious it is.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1199718185865535490 When I first
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Will Stancil
whstancil
I posted the first two images yesterday; they’re from Robert Paxton’s book on the rise of fascism.Now compare them to Sullivan’s rant in the second two images. America isn’t collapsing
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Ben Rhodes
brhodes
1. As Republicans have (so far) shown no willingness to break from Trump, it's worth considering how much worse things could get under Trump if he continues to have this
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Vincent Wong
InitialVW
People that try to blow up transnational solidarity between communities facing systemic state violence and oppression are *extremely suspicious*.Ofc movements have their own history, context, causes, should not be conflated,
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bly wallentine
blywallentine
"Believe in science", "science is true": Think of all the violence & oppression which have been justified by science throughout history. I am wary of any institution which demands faith
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Christopher Federico
ChrisPolPsych
Another way to think about this: the motives that tell folks to 'seek social cohesion' (e.g., authoritarianism) are - at least among members of the racial/ethnic majority in the US
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for the self abolition of the proletariat
thecoleslaws
I can’t stand tankies. The way they bring right wing ideas into left spaces is really insidious. It often goes to the as far as outright genocide denial but is
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2001: A Space Sodomy 🧬🇬🇧🇮🇱
jew_AndAhalfMen
The much touted crisis of liberalism is something I'm pretty familiar with as an Israeli.Liberal Jews - mostly in America - are continually dismayed by their cousins' slide into authoritarianism
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Mulder’s Fleet of Zombie Voters for High Taxes
proteinwisdom
The left isn’t fighting against fascism. Instead, they are fighting FOR authoritarianism. They claim that their political message transcends the law; that it allows them to control cities; that it
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Nyadol Nyuon 🐯
NyadolNyuon
Some media takes on many Victorians reaction to the lockdown suggest we are acting like sheep willing to be controlled. I don’t think many like this. We want to be
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Kristy Wade Crazy-Fighting-Not-Sorry ER RN
kristylove777
Okay with authoritarianism, racism, misogyny, oppression, hatred, treason, cheating, lying, sexual assault, CRIMES!!https://twitter.com/Jay_DSTD/status/1199011123187593216 I struggle with this reality every single day, and I'm trying very hard no
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Thomas A. Fitzgerald
CadillacRiver
What's that @peterdaou ...Your silence is deafening.I like Bernie's platform for #GreenNewDeal #FightForFifteen #MedicareForAll (w/ caveat support of transitioning through a public option & expansion of #ACA #preexistingprotection & #
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Lachlan
Fresh_N_Fertile
Ppl have said "ah, the Hong Kong rioting was justified because they were resisting an authoritarian big brother state" and like, BRO?DOZENS of Ferguson protesters and activists have "died under
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