#Authoritarian

McJulie is writing the next book

mcjulie

I have a theory!(I have theories about everything)It's that a cognitive bias toward authority-based rather than evidence-based reasoning is an important check-off on the "are you a potential cult recruit"

The Minute Man

FriendlyMinute

Jan 10th 2020 - (THREAD) pt. 1 What will go down as probably one of the most important days in recent history, a fascinating cross-section glimpse into what 2020 has

Big Brother Watch

BigBrotherWatch

TOMORROW the Government’s new Bill to *allow State spies to commit crimes* will be debated in Parliament.This extreme law is set to be rushed through Parliament with minimal scrutiny in

Patrick

JPatrickSheils

The Irish state was created for the sole purpose of the preservation and propagation of the Irish people.Attempts to redefine by deconstructing “Irish”, or push double standards as below are

Nelly Tells

NellyTells

I saw shocking video evidence regarding NZ murder of a British girl on Sky News today, with things like 'her body was believed to be in this suitcase' described by

Rahul Fernandes

newspaperwallah

We're all fed up of those RWAs that have come alive in the most authoritarian and arbitrary way. They've brought about the worst in our mostly friendly neighborhoods. But this

saint.

areallybighorse

"Plenty of trump supporters aren't stupid" is the political analogue of "a lot of intelligent people fall for cults"it's a touching little sentiment predicated on two things: 1) the milquetoast

René Lefort

rene_renelefort

1. Abiy and the TPLF engulfed themselves in a deadlock. For Aratkilo the TPLF leads the anti-reform forces by disseminating chaos. Logically, the TPLF should be the first to be

Alex Velez-Green

Alex_agvg

THREAD // I fully agree with @AaronFriedberg that there's reason to believe a liberal China would be better for U.S. national security standpoint than an authoritarian China. That said, I'm

Dr Gemma Ahearne

princessjack

The left should have critiqued the state of exception 12 months ago. They didn't. So when angry and distressed people are marching, take some responsibility. There should never have been

Don Moynihan

donmoyn

I guess this really depends on your reference point - TBF, the word "coup" implies countries with inherently fragile democracies. Don't think the US looks so great compared to stable

Rett Copple

RettCopple

Thread:One of the limitations of the term "conservative" is that it is a defensive term. True to form much of the way conservatives approach life, family, religion, and politics is

Allan Westview - UBI Now-Austerity Kills 🥚🤖☮️

Westview_Al

My gawd conservatives with Trudeau derangement syndrome are such a bunch of whiny sucks. Seriously. We're in the midst of a pandemic, economies worldwide crashing, social distancing, isolation, #cdnmedia letting

Chad Loder

chadloder

Antifa believes in countering fascism 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆.The “by any means necessary” part is what usually throws liberals off. Until it’s too late.Fascism was literally des

Scott Madin 🩸🦷

ScottMadin

every day I think about how if how if the federal government had wanted to keep the COVID-19 pandemic from being a catastrophe, we'd have done all the things we

Monika L Richter

mlrchtr

The emperor is naked. At the critical moment, Germany has shown itself to be a feckless, unreliable ally, more deeply corrupted & coopted by its “commercial” authoritarian entanglements than many