#Democracy

Jonathan Culbreath

maestrojmc

This is beautiful: Corporatism, even (and perhaps especially) monarchic corporatism, better represents the common interests than parliamentary democracy.https://twitter.com/sancrucensis/status/1253036164308701185 Re: corporatism, everybody should rea

Barney Ronay

barneyronay

Seems clear this crisis has been badly handled, with clear failings that will cause harm to the pollution. I know we live in a democracy with fixed term parliaments, and

Yassir X

MG92__2

This illegal government stole power from a government that won the people's mandate. Also, their callous behavior has resulted in one state being in near-collapse while putting a massive strain

Ankita Rao

anrao

One decade ago a secret Republican project dismantled democracy in Wisconsin. Tuesday's moral failure of an election was the latest side effect. Via @srl https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/10/wisconsin-voter-restrictions-democracy-coron

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

The overwhelming victory by Evo Morales’ party in the Bolivia election highlights a key propagandistic scam: when westerners like @SecPompeo & @Yascha_Mounk want to undemocratically change the governments of other

Naomi Smith 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈

pimlicat

I joined the Liberal Democrats 21 years ago under Charles Kennedy. I was proud to be a member. Proud to be against concentrations of power & wealth, against tuition fees

Ray Wong 🇭🇰

Ray_WongHKI

1. Opponents of #hongKongindependence may argue that #HongKong, under the threat of #China, can by no means be an independent country. China is too strong, #HK is too weak. That

GhoseSpot

SandipGhose

Problem is the blind polarisation among the upper-crust - who refuse to see anything good in #Modi. Many had forwarded to me the clip of an MP criticising #PMCaresFund hailing

Levina🇮🇳

LevinaNeythiri

1/2 What if I tell u X!’s inner circle hs bn infiltrated?It’s funny hw it got exposed.In his speech(Sep 8) Xi innocuously quoted #HongKong protestor’s PRO-DEMOCRACY slogan, while motivating CCP

Teri Kanefield

Teri_Kanefield

Meaningful elections do not occur in dictatorships.The GOP lost the midterms and most election since.In dictatorships, people don't bother voting because the outcome is determined.Should we persuade people that we

Nick Reeves #FBPA #FBPE #ProgressiveAlliance

nickreeves9876

1/ My bet is that on June 23rd 2016 not a single person in the UK had an in-depth understanding of the full ramifications of voting for Brexit. Only a

AlmostExMerc

AlmostExMerc

@TheRickWilson The interpretive power of justices and judges is negligible relative to the inherent power of constitution conforming and otherwise well-crafted law. McConnell's legacy will be made all but moot

Jerry Dunleavy

JerryDunleavy

9/11 was an attack on our democracy. Flight 93 was headed for the U.S. Capitol, and if not for the brave actions of those on board, it's very possible the

always last

lastnotlost

1/n Wandsworth LTN results:> LTNs *did* reduce motorised traffic in trial areas;> removing LTNs resulted in traffic returning at over 300 vehicles/hour;> but even with high traffic, residents don't want

Patrick Williams

patrckwilliams

esoteric political thread: somebody replied in a heated exchange with a trumpster under an original comment of mine, re: mail-in voting, "Why don't you like democracy?" The trumpster: We live

Nay Paing

naypaingtweets

Thread on Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar diaspora politics and how the pro-democracy movement can move forward from NLD-led politics. (1/?)Over the past couple of months, I have spoken to