... Our system of #electing #MPs, #FPTP, means national outcomes often bear little relation to how people actually #vote
- In 2024, #Labour’s 34% vote share translated into two-thirds of the seats. But that massive #majority hasn’t lent stability, because #stability comes from popular support.
#UK #elections #voting #ProportionalRepresentation #Starmer #ToxicPolitics #DemocracyNOW
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Begs for Forgiveness on CNN—But Is Her Apology Real or Just Convenient?
Marjorie Taylor Greene begged for forgiveness on CNN—but progressives warn that words mean nothing without real policy change. This analysis breaks down what real accountability must look like.
#americanPolarization #cnnStateOfTheUnion #danaBash #egbertoWillies #forgivenessInPolitics #independentMedia #jasmineCrockett #marjorieTaylorGreene #mtgApology #mtgCnnInterview #mtgControversy #politicalAccountability #politicalCivility #politicalExtremism #politicalRedemption #politicalRhetoric #politicsDoneRight #progressiveCommentary #progressivePolitics #rightWingExtremism #squadTargetedByMtg #threatsAgainstLawmakers #toxicPolitics #trumpInfluence #unityInPolitics
A recent study shows elite political discourse in Western democracies is getting more toxic — especially around migration, LGBTQ+ rights, and identity.
Ironically, toxicity drops during elections. That’s how normalized it’s become.
🔗 https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22411
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #CultureWar #ElonMusk #ToxicPolitics #PoliticalDecay #LGBTQ #ClassStruggle
Toxic and uncivil politics is widely seen as a growing threat to democratic values and governance, yet our understanding of the drivers and evolution of political incivility remains limited. Leveraging a novel dataset of nearly 18 million Twitter messages from parliamentarians in 17 countries over five years, this paper systematically investigates whether politics internationally is becoming more uncivil, and what are the determinants of political incivility. Our analysis reveals a marked increase in toxic discourse among political elites, and that it is associated to radical-right parties and parties in opposition. Toxicity diminished markedly during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and, surprisingly, during election campaigns. Furthermore, our results indicate that posts relating to ``culture war'' topics, such as migration and LGBTQ+ rights, are substantially more toxic than debates focused on welfare or economic issues. These findings underscore a troubling shift in international democracies toward an erosion of constructive democratic dialogue.
#MSM @NBC #LesterHolt
#TrumpCriminalCartel #USPoliticsDoneRight #ToxicPolitics
Lester Holt said it right. Journalists need not cover “both sides” of issues when one side is demonstrably false.
If someone says the sun sets in the west, you don’t need an alternative voice to say it doesn’t.
“Our duty is to be fair to the truth.”
- Lester Holt, #NBC
Lester Don Holt Jr. is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News
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