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Normalisation of a repressive regime? Nothing about this govt is normal - think back a few years and compare the amount of the following to today's govt
Honesty
Openness
Integrity
Selflessness
Objectivity
Accountability
Leadership (as in leading by example)
All gone - all of it!
Honesty
Openness
Integrity
Selflessness
Objectivity
Accountability
Leadership (as in leading by example)
All gone - all of it!
Many of the senior ministers in this current UK cabinet share qualities that you should be urgently alarmed by. These qualities have been seen before - a country lost its democracy through them. Too late its people realised what was going on.
Never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; familiar? It's Hitler
Citizens of the UK, whatever your opinions on the many divisive issues, consider for a moment who has stirred up all this chaos and division in this country? And why? ans: the govt, they are seizing absolute power. Remember the rise of the fascists?
Team Johnson have stoked up all this division themselves, this is about the future of our democracy. They are attempting a populist coup- The big lie, a couple of lessons from history about when this has happened before to Germany - This cannot be allowed to happen here.
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie.
It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.
We let them in while we were arguing amongst ourselves. We all need to unite against this cult like, pressure group backed, threat from within. Unity against those that seek to destroy our democracy.
They have manufactured division through SM and MSM on single issues - we need to drop all hostility to each other and see the true problem at the top of this govt - it is not all Conservative MPs - it is just the very top cabal that have hijacked the Conservative party.
The manufacturing of culture wars - this is a podcast worth listening to please do if you haven't already - if you agree pass on to a few friends. https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/sep/08/rule-britannia-and-the-manufacturing-of-culture-wars-podcast
The latest culture war that they have created is against the rule of law applying to their own actions - beware! within our society although we may have differing opinions on some of the hundreds of issues in our lives, in fact when averaged out,
we are all in broad agreement about the most of the issues. The tolerance of other people’s opinions on individual issues is part of what makes us here in the UK a balanced and civilised democracy. – It something that binds us together and protects us from attempts to
undermine our democracy. This country is in grave danger from an attempt to create an authoritarian state, one in which your vote will no longer have any influence on what happens in this country.
When they remove the rule of law over their actions, you will have no way of holding them to account for their future actions, however dreadful they are. Please consider this very carefully!
Rule of law is the bedrock of democracy, those that seek to be above it undermine our democracy. https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/lord-mayors-banquet-2019-david-gaukes-speech
“You cannot have freedom without a rule of law… And if you don’t have it, what you tend to get is corruption and that is death to freedom, it’s death to truth, it’s death to honour, it’s death to democracy.” Margaret Thatcher, 1 October 1996. https://goodlawproject.org/news/times-of-jeopardy-for-democracy/
It would appear that those currently at the very top of an otherwise conservative party, seek to not only dishonour international law, but be above UK law too. Both should be setting off alarm bells - loud ones. https://twitter.com/thatginamiller/status/1300930236381646848
“Every lie told incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.” We are approaching the time when the debt must be paid - the time when our extreme Brexit at any cost govt can no longer shield us from the consequences of its lies and those of its backers.
Truth and lies are just like matter and antimatter, they cannot exist in the same room at the same time. This is why Johnson hates PMQs, it is also why ministers are currently boycotting those news channels that ask them relevant questions about their actions.
Lady Hale: "parliament has three constitutional functions: to pass laws, vote on government funding and hold it to account."
Parliament must hold these ministers to account - If they have failed, they should go - If they have lied, they must go https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/20/parliament-surrendered-role-over-covid-emergency-laws-says-lady-hale
Parliament must hold these ministers to account - If they have failed, they should go - If they have lied, they must go https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/20/parliament-surrendered-role-over-covid-emergency-laws-says-lady-hale
A corruption of conservatism how a small cartel of Tory MPs are breaking British politics. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/a-corruption-of-conservatism-how-a-cartel-of-tory-mps-broke-british-politics/
Professor Timothy Snyder explaining how the right in the USA and UK are using propaganda techniques taken from the Nazis to manipulate voters. I call this kleptofascism - fascist propaganda and political themes being used to maintain the power of the kleptocratic elite.
We are already starting to live in a repressive regime, arbitrary new laws being passed with no parliamentary scrutiny under emergency powers, due to the mismanaged pandemic.
And here in the bill they so desperately want to get passed, is the power grab, an enabling act, It gives them absolute power without legal redress - time to wake up! https://twitter.com/TempleBrief/status/1304365706029432833
Two Highlighted pictures of the relevant sections detailing of the trick they have played on MPs - to sign away any restriction on their actions, Our Freedom, Our democracy - gone if this bill now gets through the HoL https://twitter.com/JMPSimor/status/1304513052172316672
The chaos and division that this govt has created is allowing them to try to push this through If this bill passes, then we are effectively being rules by decree. We must all see through their plan. We must Unite Against Dictatorship! https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1305413965770616832
These will be your new rulers - Absolute power - Parliament a sideshow to give a thin veneer democracy over dictatorship - this has to be stopped. Unite Against Dictatorship! https://davidhencke.com/2020/06/21/welcome-to-your-new-rulers-uk-commissioners-gove-johnson-and-cummings/
“Slowly and surely, the UK constitution is being disfigured so that all effective checks and balance to executive action are removed or weakened. We are moving steadily towards government by decree.” https://westcountrybylines.co.uk/dont-say-it-couldnt-happen-here-its-happening-under-our-noses
But don't just take my word for it - here is German Prof Tanja Bueltmann with an excellent walk-through of the process this country is being subjected to. https://twitter.com/cliodiaspora/status/1305787397544779776
How to become a dictator in seven easy steps.
Any of these Ringing any bells for you?
A great thread from James here, giving more on the game being played on us and how we might just be able to defeat them https://twitter.com/accessjames/status/1284837302783684608
Professor Timothy Snyder again, talking here about the techniques used by Trump in the US. However there are so many parallels to the situation here in the UK, I have decided to include it in this thread - well worth watching.
I thoroughly recommend the "Complexity" podcast from the Santa Fe Institute.
How to cope with all the disinformation they throw at you.
After several episodes, you'll start to see. There are patterns behind complex systems. https://castbox.fm/episode/Carl-Bergstrom-%26-Jevin-West-on-Calling-Bullshit%3A-The-Art-of-Skepticism-in-a-Data-Driven-World-id2409671-id307735058?utm_campaign=a_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=a_share&country=gb
How to cope with all the disinformation they throw at you.
After several episodes, you'll start to see. There are patterns behind complex systems. https://castbox.fm/episode/Carl-Bergstrom-%26-Jevin-West-on-Calling-Bullshit%3A-The-Art-of-Skepticism-in-a-Data-Driven-World-id2409671-id307735058?utm_campaign=a_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=a_share&country=gb
My friends, if you agree with this message, it is essential it be spread as far as possible, fast. I suggest that you copy the top link of this thread and email it to your friends, and post it in replies in relevant trending places.(Even Face book) Phone old friends
Fascism as a Methodology rather than an Ideology - the means to an end. http://www.progressivepulse.org/brexit/fascism-as-a-methodology-rather-than-an-ideology
If Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post targeted 30-second ads https://twitter.com/g_gosden/status/1312478905115111425
The rule of law, protects us from Dictatorship. Quite simply If we lose the rule of law we lose democracy.
"Brexit strategy risks UK dictatorship", says ex-president of supreme court. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/oct/07/brexit-strategy-puts-uk-on-slippery-slope-to-tyranny-lawyers-told?CMP=share_btn_tw
"Brexit strategy risks UK dictatorship", says ex-president of supreme court. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/oct/07/brexit-strategy-puts-uk-on-slippery-slope-to-tyranny-lawyers-told?CMP=share_btn_tw
