The historian #GarryWills, in an essay on Phillip Knightley’s 1975 book about wartime journalism, “The First Casualty,” wrote, “A #liberaldemocracy submits to #propaganda more readily than a #totalitarian state. #Self‐censorship is always more effective than #bureaucratic #censorship.”

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3mhnsb4snj22b

A Court Ordered Trump’s Department of Education to Roll Back Its Anti-DEI Efforts. Why haven’t Universities Reversed Course?

If you're paying for attendance at one of those colleges whose trustees are either friends of #thePædophile or unduly afraid of him, find a new college, now. Really.

#higherEd #educationNews #education #familyFinance #racismIsAmericanHistory #learning #whiteSupremacy #whiteNationalism #madrasa #liberalDemocracy #racialJustice #civilLiberties #ACLU

https://scheerpost.com/2026/03/20/a-court-ordered-trumps-department-of-education-to-roll-back-its-anti-dei-efforts-why-havent-universities-reversed-course/

> Last month, the department conceded that it could not make universities’ race-conscious efforts illegal, but universities nationwide have yet to reinstate their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts

However, the dominant position of the #IncumbentRegime throughout the transition process prevents the transition from attaining the institutional qualities of #LiberalDemocracy. Other terms, such as #GuidedTransition or #ManagedTransition have been used to describe this process.

The form of government most reliable in combating paedophilia is #LiberalDemocracy.

Less liberal democracy, more potential for paedophilia.

In an autocracy, anything the autocrat wants or sanctions goes. No one is safe. No child, woman or man.

#EpsteinFiles #AutocracyVsDemocracy

“the reaction to [fascism] and the political project to fight it should also have a sense of imagination to it.

It can't just be a promise of return to normalcy. It can't just be we're going to survive. It has to also offer something for people to not just survive but thrive.

And it also has to strengthen itself against future fascistic threats.”

The Lawfare Podcast: Rational Security: The “Inadequate Chicken Moved to Inferior Location” Special End-of-Year Edition, Dec 30, 2025
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lawfare-podcast/id498897343?i=1000743204415&r=2237


#anti-fascism #liberal-democracy #anarchists #socialists
Rational Security: The “Inadequate Chicken Moved to Inferior Location” Special End-of-Year Edition

Podcast Episode · The Lawfare Podcast · 12/30/2025 · 1h 4m

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What This Year Looks Like to a Historian | Explainer

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Fascism is way more than most people think. So, know your enemy and listen to this (you can watch-listen without ads via Newpipe app).

Fighting Fascism- Lessons from the Colonies, with Robin D.G. Kelley

"Aimé Césaire cut through the mythologies to show that fascism in Europe was no anomaly, it was the boomerang effect of brutal European colonialism abroad coming home. The fight against fascism cannot be successful without understanding the powerful struggles against colonialism from the 20th century to today."

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LyL_ZbfJnSc⁩

@[email protected]⁩ ⁨@palestine

#colonialism⁩ ⁨#fascism⁩ ⁨#Israel⁩ ⁨#Spain⁩ ⁨#Germany⁩ ⁨#SocialDemocrats⁩ ⁨#LiberalDemocracy⁩ ⁨

Fighting Fascism- Lessons from the Colonies

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“they liked that he seemingly held the same “old-school #conservative views” as they did. But they also saw, in his ideological malleability, a chance to go further. Many ‘wanted to turn back the clock on #pluralistic #liberal-democracy & even on #modernity itself’” www.newyorker.com/culture/open...

Does MAGA Have Ideas?
Does MAGA Have Ideas?

Joshua Rothman on “Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right,” a new book by Laura K. Field.

The New Yorker

Als je meer wilt weten over fascisme, ken uw vijand etc, is deze lezing iets voor jou. Fascisme is namelijk veel meer dan de meeste mensen denken.

Fighting Fascism- Lessons from the Colonies, with Robin D.G. Kelley

"Aimé Césaire cut through the mythologies to show that fascism in Europe was no anomaly, it was the boomerang effect of brutal European colonialism abroad coming home. The fight against fascism cannot be successful without understanding the powerful struggles against colonialism from the 20th century to today."

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LyL_ZbfJnSc

#colonialism #fascism #Israel #Spain #Germany #SocialDemocrats #LiberalDemocracy @[email protected] @palestine

Fighting Fascism- Lessons from the Colonies

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