#Authoritarian

David Neiwert

DavidNeiwert

1) Yesterday I ended discussion with an interlocutor who became abusive (life is too short to converse with shitheads) after I told him that, in my view, libertarians often are

Jumko

latinamericanah

Why is it racist, classist and colonialist to use the term "banana republic? Particularly when talking about what has happened in the US This term was created by the

Joia S. Mukherjee

JoiaMukherjee

ya know....I am sick of sanctomonious Americans comparing the US to a "banana republic"...The writer O. Henry first coined the term to describe a fictional small, single crop country with

Socially-distanced Scott

Croz556

As a history teacher, it bothers me a lot to see the terms "oppression" and "tyranny" being tossed around here in #Alberta regarding #Covid19AB.So being the teacher I am, I

Theresa Fallon

TheresaAFallon

.@JKynge:"What was conceived as world’s biggest devlopmnt program is unravelling into what could become China’s first overseas debt crisis.Lending byfinancial institutns that drive BRI...has fallen off a cliff & BJ

🕷Dante Atkins🕷

DanteAtkins

So...I'm seeing a lot of stuff like "bad year for House Dems" or other such. And to the extent it's true because we lost things like NM02, SC01, OK5, things

Mallory Moore

Chican3ry

Had a gripe earlier about misapplication of "choice Feminism" critiques but didn't really elaborate what my problem is.Anarchists (and a lot of the anti authoritarian left) believe that systems of

Bryan Behar

bryanbehar

Done defending a commercial I saw once. Yet I stand by my own belief that our democracy only functions if we somehow accept a common belief in truth & basic

STL Stranger LLC

UmarLeeIII

Interesting piece. My thoughts belowhttps://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1358653919753240578 There is a slow right drift and gender divide in the Muslim community in America. Many on the far-right are oddly attracted to Islam and

Amanda ✋🏼💙#ForensicFarLeft

AP_Doramaqueen

Given the #Elections2020 result, its safe to say the same dynamics are in play in Trump's America, that caused Brexit in the UK; it's not surprising, given both the

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

The Cult of Trump is everywhere calling on the President of the United States to declare martial law, invalidate the election, and either hold a new one or declare himself

Alex Dukalskis

AlexDukalskis

What can be said that hasn't been already? Probably not much, but here are a few scattered thoughts on yesterday's events in the US: First, the Democrats just regained the

Simon Rosenberg

SimonWDC

Here’s what the good people of Georgia are waking up to this morning - local extremist groups, some aligned w MTG, talking on the record about a sustained insurgency against

Timothy Isaiah Cho

tisaiahcho

The danger about articles like this is the fact that it assumes that the office of "elder" in the New Testament is supposed to make decisions *for* a local congregation.

Ryan Watts

watts4congress

Democratic members of Congress have been the subject of threats and harassment. Even candidates like me received threats on the trail from people with hands mighty close to their holster.All

Nate Sibley

NateSibley

NDAA is the Christmas gift that keeps on giving.Also mandates a Treasury report on:Identifying shell company ownersExpanding AML regime to lawyers/real estate/corporate services/trust providers (!)Enhanced PEP screeningNational US real esta

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