#Legitimacy

David Neiwert

DavidNeiwert

1) Thinking about Brownshirts today, and about how they used the figment of a "violent left" in the late '20s and early '30s to gain legitimacy and rise to power.

Matthew Loftus

matthew_loftus

Just want to say that while I have talked about the role that white supremacy & anti-blackness play in modern American life, I think they are powers & principalities among

Jewhadi™

JewhadiTM

“The violence will continue unless you vote for Biden” sounds like a threat. Voters don’t always respond well to threats.https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/protests-riots-threaten-democrat-election-prospects/?utm_source=Sailthru&a

Annalee

LeeFlower

A follow-on to this: it's also fair to note that the "you definitely don't have to read everything," while meant to liberate folks from feeling like they must, is also

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

Short thread1. Re the US litigation. Were Trump to concede now the mob would be baying: 'See, there was no evidence of vote irregularities'. If he sees it through &

Chris Hayes

chrislhayes

For the first 3 or so years of Trump's term there was certain mode of analysis fairly common among self-styled savvy centrists, #Resistance averse leftists, and tons of conservatives that

Rajiv Kumar 库玛

humdekhenge2020

Kashmiris observe October 27 as black day because this was the day when, in 1947, the Indian occupational forces set their dirty feet upon Kashmir that set off an unending

Wong Chen

WongChenPKR

Some of my constituents are asking should the opposition support the budget? The answer is both a yes, and a no. (1/n) To contain the Covid-19 pandemic situation, we have

Maajid أبو عمّار

MaajidNawaz

This is immensely significant. A HUGE victory for diplomacy and peace. CONGRATULATIONS Israel & UAE!https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53770859Next up, as I argued in 2017 (https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/maajid-op/ ) for @

Martin Chorzempa 马永哲

ChorzempaMartin

Thread: Adding Ant to the entity list is a terrible idea. If the bar to harsh US actions against a CN company is simply global success and innovation, USG plays

Christopher David

Tazerface16

I walked through the gates of the U.S. Naval Academy when I was 17 years old.I spent four years training just to take the Oath of OfficeA pledge of loyalty

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

Uju Anya

UjuAnya

I don't know Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi (@Olusegunverdict). Never heard of him, worked with him, nor know his good, gentle manner, or uprightness. What I do know is Mr. Adeniyi did

Michael Dougan

mdouganlpool

Good comment. Responsible politicians shouldn't adopt this core tactic of Europhobia ie whereby problems aren't just problems to which we need to find a solution; instead every problem is framed

tony ܛܘܢܝ✞🇱🇧

angryx_mastrees

thread criticizing each party:future: corrupt party that had lots of opportunities to make lots of meaningful change but didn’t. i.e. tripolitayyar: same as above. and ngl I was hopeful in

Party for Socialism and Liberation

pslweb

PSL STATEMENT on the defeat of Donald TrumpMore than 70 million people voted to oust Donald Trump. This was not a vote for Joe Biden, a truly uninspiring candidate who