#Reformist

Abolitionists have a term called "non-reformist reforms" (which I personally believe to be as oxymoronic as it sounds in most cases) which refers to criminal legal reforms that are meant

Always felt it is so much easier for men to "become religious" or don the cloak of piety because so much of it glorifies and accommodates them. Get multiple wives!

This is - I really hope - the last thing I'm going to say about Sir Keir for some time. The important thing for people to grasp is that this

Masih Alinejad 🏳️

1-Meet @P_Salahshouri, a a so-called reformist MP from the Islamic Republic of Iran. When she first came to power, she made promises to improve women's conditions. Not only has she

thread: how I classify and identify with RW twitter. I identify with more than 1 group. I'm writing this thread so that I can better elaborate my position. (1/n)https://twitter.com/vegpulao31/status/1245985068562014208 I

Trump began his campaign in 2015 as an ideologically mixed populist who looked like he was having fun stirring things up. He has governed as an angry, incompetent right wing

Constructing Postcapitalism

CPostcapitalism

IMO the very distinction between "reform" and "revolution" is essentialist metaphysics, and confuses words with things. It's as pointless as asking whether the systemic transition from feudalism to capitalism was

DEFUND & ABOLISH POLICE, REFUND OUR COMMUNITIES

Again— there is no separating the violence of policing & the deliberate economic starvation of the communities that experience police violence most acutely. This is why calls to defund—the only

Nitayuvani Manavastra

On ex-Muslims/atheists/reformist Muslims: Hi everyone, I spent a bit of time investigating certain popular personalities. I can tell you that they are not atheists. In fact, they are stronger adherents

syrus marcus ware

syrusmarcusware

in the next few days there will be calls for reform, for training, for more money to the police to train. There will be calls for inquests and other strategies

ArianaGic/АріянаҐіць

“We have a historical moment in Ukraine now where cardinal change is possible... where we can go from an oligarch system of governance to a European & democratic one.”Give. Me.

DanielWickham93

Concerns are growing for jailed Saudi activist Abdullah al-Hamid, who is 69 years old and in need of a major heart operation (making him particularly at risk from COVID-19). He

Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

My good friend @aparanjape has reminded us that today is the 48th death anniversary of the writer, sociologist and educationist Iravati Karve. He has nudged me to attempt a Twitter

Islam gonna islam. Sunni muslim "reformist" movements and social conflict go together hand in hand. This is something people misunderstand via Christianity, assuming the domination of liberalism in the post

the problem for the Iranian gov is that it has no answers for the recent wave of protests other than brute force. in comparison the reformist-led protests were subdued primarily

William Davison

THREADUse of lethal force, internet shutdown, opposition leaders arrestedThose govt methods to combat Oromia protests - which involved murders of local minorities and destruction of property - have more in