@Cloudslave
I take no sides in this crazy #Tyrrants warfare. Damn one and damn them all. all parties to this war are f***d up #demagogues. The only sympathy I have is for the innocents caught in this gigantic murderous mess. Tyrants are bullies, bullies don’t care about anyone or anything but themselves, period. That’s what I said and I stand by it regardless.
It will be a cold day in hell before anyone convinves me that war is in any way beneficial to the human race and the planet itself. So called benefits derived from wars (plastics, teflon, technology, etc. can be arrived at through peaceful means by increasing R&D funding for one).
If I’ve misunderstood your toot, pplease let me know, but no one in this conflict is worse than the other.
For clarity, I am non-religious and do not believe in martyrdom.
/end_of_rant
How #Fascism Works
"In fascist politics, women who do not fit traditional gender roles, nonwhites, homosexuals, immigrants, “decadent cosmopolitans,” those who do not have the dominant religion, are in their very existence violations of law and order. By describing black Americans as a threat to law and order, #demagogues in the United States have been able to create a strong sense of white national identity that requires protection from the nonwhite “threat.”" ~ Jason Stanley
How #Fascism Works
"In fascist politics, women who do not fit traditional gender roles, nonwhites, homosexuals, immigrants, “decadent cosmopolitans,” those who do not have the dominant religion, are in their very existence violations of law and order. By describing black Americans as a threat to law and order, #demagogues in the United States have been able to create a strong sense of white national identity that requires protection from the nonwhite “threat.”" ~ Jason Stanley
How Intolerance and Extremism Happen:
Understanding our Deepest Divides
Demagogues and dictators (a subset of demagogues) frequently lead extremist movements. They often enjoy widespread popular support. One reason is that they claim to (or do) solve a problem that appears unsolvable. If problems don’t exist, ruthless dictators or demagogues create them so that they can position themselves as the only viable solution.
How Intolerance and Extremism Happen: Understanding our Deepest Divides OVERVIEW This (short) book is based on the idea that the first steep to bridging our deepest divides is to understand those divides. PART 1: DEMAGOGUES AND ARTISTS Demagogues and dictators (a subset of demagogues) frequently lead extremist movements. They often enjoy widespread popular support. […]
In September 2024, I visited Chile for the national independence festivities and a reunion for my husband and his siblings. I learned that an 84-year-old in-law, who is one of the sweetest people I know, admired Augusto Pinochet. She was firm in her views. I was warned not to try to talk to her about […]
‘It’s a golden era for the populist demagogue to enter the stage and say: Just leave it with me’
Elif Shafak’ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/30/literature-can-be-a-form-of-resistance-lea-ypi-talks-to-elif-shafak-about-writing-in-the-age-of-demagogues She was just on France 24 just now. More need to brave and take a stand to end the reign of Empire’s demagoguery!
Empire prints $ and uses racketeering to buy up Nations businesses to bend them to its will fascists will. All while more of its own are starving and homeless without medical support, opportunity and surrounded and ruled by criminals who want to #ICE them! It is not sustainable. Neither is Empire’s ethnic genocides and ecocide fuelled by invasions to steal and destroy others resources! #NotForLong #FascistsAreNotGilded #EmpireIsEvil #EmpireWithoutDeregulatedMarketsDies
#EcocideEmpireIsNotGreat #Demagogues #DemagoguesAreEthnicSupramacists
@theguardian It’s a golden era for the populist demagogue to enter the stage and say: Just leave it with me
Elif Shafak’ She was just on France 24 just now. More need to brave to end the reign of Empire’s demagoguery!
Meanwhile, when Empire cannot use the $ and racketeering to buy up Nations businesses to bend them to its will fascists will, its own will rebel. Starving and homeless without medical support or opportunity surrounded and ruled by criminals who want to #ICE them is not sustainable! Neither is Empire’s ethnic genocides and ecocide fuelled by invasions to steal others resources, but mainly to destroy essential ones are not without consequences! #NotForLong #FascistsAreNotGilded #EmpireIsEvil #EmpireWithoutDeregulatedMarketsDies
#EcocideEmpireIsNotGreat #Demagogues #DemagoguesAreEthnicSupramacists
@abcfeeds
This #bigotry is not unique to any country (unfortunately).
And that the manipulation of those frightened, ignorant racists by opportunistic #demagogues is so poorly dealt with by so-called leaders is shameful
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