A while back I wrote a book called "Democracy in Question: Democratic Openness in a Time of Political Closure". Little did I know... So much still to learn.
Alan Keenan
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"German politicians rush to demonise...Israeli philosophers speaking at Holocaust memorials, while they forgive allies’ jokes about Auschwitz; they pass laws to combat what they consider antisemitism,[to] be enforced by police officers who send one another Nazi memes" www.equator.org/articles/ger...
Lots of fascinating details in this @majorityreport.bsky.social interview with @jeetheer.bsky.social linking chief accuser of @grahamformaine.bsky.social to previous Republican skullduggery, including a role for #GrahamPlatner's opponent, #SusanCollins
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Twitter/X is an enormous national security threat on a global scale, and a lot more nations need to grow a spine and start blocking it (and taking other active, aggressive measures).
The easiest way to end up in the NYT Opinion section is to be someone they perceive as “progressive” arguing that progressives actually have to capitulate to the right on x issue
Excellent discussion on democracy & the various things called "populism". Sharp questions from @piercepenniless.bsky.social & subtle & enlightening answers from @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social. Way past time to update my book: the politics of "the people" has changed so much!
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Not to repeat myself again, but it is bad that we are now two years into a Labour government and a major shift has been we now have annual riots that the government struggles to condemn.
