Europeans understand "liberalism" better than do Americans. It's the one word in American English whose misuse vexes me more than any other political lexeme. Like the Europeans, I view the "liber" part as meaning "free to work and live one's life without government interference, except to defend those freedoms". All the public-good "liberals" would do well to start calling themselves what they are: progressives.
#liberalism #classicalLiberalism #modernLiberalism #progressivism #socialLiberalism
As a progressive liberal that used to be libtarted.
By which i mean socially progressive but largely unaware of the wider systems which perpetuated systemic inequality.
There is a lot to learn within progressivism from the dialectic between the communal necessity of communist theory and the just individualistic focus of anarchist theory.
Help foster good anti-SLAPP laws in #Germany by signing this petition.
#environment #progressivism
https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/1313/intimidation-threats-lawsuits-we-need-a-law-with-teeth-to-stop-legal-bullies
Dragged into court in Hamburg over Indonesia, buried in cease-and-desist threats for defending Indigenous rights in Brazil – corporate bullies will go to great lengths to silence us. Germany’s proposed anti-SLAPP law is too weak – tell the German government that activists deserve real protection.
What is the moral difference between the oil industry and companies pushing generative-AI?
Both industries are using neoliberalism to make profits at the expense of negative externalities which they push on society.
Liberals need to realiase that “Capitalism” itself incentives extraction.
Whether that be directly in the case of imperialism, or indirectly in the case of appropriation of social goods that economic models fail to cost.
Damn! This interview with Clara Mattei was absolute fire! 🔥
When I first got onto social media, I imagined it would be a space where I would speak my mind without inhibition.
in fact, I have not engaged in that uninhibited expression. Some of those inhibitions might well be salutary; I have opinions about all sorts of topics on which I am not that well informed, and on some topics on which I am reasonably well informed, the expression of my opinions might well not contribute to thoughtful discussion but just cause hurt and confusion instead.
On the other hand, I wonder if some of my inhibitions amount to little more than cowardice on my part.
Yet again, I've also wondered whether I should have exercised more restraint in some of my posting. Will I wince with shame or at least embarrassment as I look back at my posting history?
On one topic I do not regret taking a stance which I believe is unpopular on Mastodon, or at least unpopular amongst the Mastodon accounts I see - Israel/ Palestine.
Mastodon seems to me to be largely progressive space. Unfortunately, many here seem to believe that progressive political thinking implies a denial of the right of Israel to exist, in other words antizionism. Sometimes this denial is expressed in ugly and intemperate terms.
I believe that Israel has a right to exist, living alongside an independent Palestine. I believe in the two-state solution to this long and painful conflict. A refusal on the part of progressives to recognize Israel's right to exist has been one amongst many obstacles to peace in the region.
Consequently, I will not be silent about this issue, however difficult the odious policies and pronouncements of the current Israeli government make it for the two-state solution to get a hearing amongst progressives, and however many progressives here think I should be ostracized on account of my Zionist convictions .
#SocialMedia #IsraelPalestine #Mastodon #Progressivism #Zionism #Antizionism #TwoStateSolution
UK Labour and US democrats both seem to mistakenly believe they can win more swing voters through capitulation than counter messaging.
As chamberlain showed: appeasing extremists does not work.
The success of Zohran is a prime example of how an authentic progressive vision will not only galvanise the base but also win support amongst non-voters and disenfranchised conservatives.
"You were born gay, and you 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵 gay" seems very antithetical to the whole purpose of the LGBTQ movement: increased sexual/marriage freedom.
How Did Astoria Become So Socialist?
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-did-astoria-become-so-socialist
The Whore of Blahbylon
Big Blu Gnu
Wokerati
Filippo A. Salustri 🇨🇦 ⚛️
Jonathan Emmesedi
The New Yorker