#Communist

What led to socialism & the Deep State attempting to destroy our rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness?THREAD BELOW Communism seeks to make one’s personal
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The concept of "revolution" is missing from the vocabulary of political and civic forces, involved in post-election protests in #Belarus. Abstaining from the term "revolution" denotes the caution of protecting
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Stop saying shit like "Corbyn is our last chance" or "Bernie is our one shot". It's weak, desperate and pathetic. It also plays into the incorrect line that somehow a
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Not the best time to break this news, but my book was (finally) published this week by @CambridgeUP. Its been years (and years) in the making. It’s been a labour
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Latest for @Independent - After more than two months of enforced lockdown, residents in #Wuhan, where the #COVID19 outbreak originated, can finally leave the city. Here’s a peek into their
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There are TWO strains of coronavirus spreading in Australia. What you've been waiting to discover to make more sense of what we are seeing. Keep a close eye on this
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Before @JoeBiden and President Trump take the debate stage tonight in Cleveland, we’re counting down Trump’s worst betrayals of Ohio workers. #Debates2020 In 2016, Trump promised to fight for
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Today we are listing: WEIRD BARS. Pubs and bars that rip up the normal template and present a bit differently. 1/ Scârț, Timișoara, Romania. A bar that's also a museum
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The Chinese Communist Party’s big plenary session is just about to begin in Beijing. Thinking about this important event, & the many challenges China faces, I'm struck by how much
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The Platform - One of the best movies I've seen in years. The Director have said that he left the plot and the ending up to interpretations, after reviewing multiple
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Thread on the folly of fighting COVID-19 w/ surveillance: 1/ Is there an independent study showing that digital contact tracing has, all things equal, been a big help? As opposed
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Some important notes on the Swiss political system: (Voutat, Rayner, 2017) The '(actually semi-/pseudo-) direct democracy' in Switzerland creates a dimension of indeterminacy (a key component of the ideal of
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Seeing the blitz of TikTok advertising and stories the past few days as TikTok fights to buy time (incl some fairly puffy pieces on the company from serious journalistic outfits
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My first job as a teenager was working for a landlord. It was the most radicalizing experience of my life. Turned me from a conservative to essentially a communist. Here's
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I see lots of hand wringing about the WHO decision but rather than cliched kumbaya hand holding let's unpack some of this. Let me posit at the start I am
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This flag says, “we trust in god and white triangles” A state flag to fly after we absorb our neighboring state OLD MCDONALD HAD A FARM! E1049! (a cartoon flag
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