The prospects of a post-democratic world

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  3 years ago

“The systemic collapse of American democracy posits the prospects of a post-democratic world”

I subscribe to al Jazeera as I once subscribed to the Wall Street Journal: to see what the bad guys are publishing. (Yes, I know... there's more than enough "bad guy publishing" right here on NT... but I'm looking for quality writing.) It's interesting to see this presumption of the coming...

The rogue department: How the Trump DoJ trashed legal and political norms

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  4 Comments  •  1 Like  •  3 years ago

“New investigations will examine the scale of wrongdoing - and experts say there could be more revelations of abuse to come”

What's the fuss? Reichsjustizminister Otto Georg Thierack did not doubt for whom he was working... What's the difference?

White Christianity and Disney Princess Theology

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  3 years ago

How can thinking creatures refuse to think? What is going on in their heads? I cannot stop trying to understand the fascists. Individually, they are not bad people Collectively, they are evil.

Is America heading to a place where it can no longer call itself a democracy?

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  32 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  3 years ago

“Voting rights are threatened across the US and Trump allies are vying to control elections in multiple states. Can US democracy survive the...”

America is falling.  The Fascists are working - openly, blatantly - to prevent voting.  The media proceeds as though nothing were happening...... 

Mitch McConnell Saw the Insurrection Clearly and Then Decided He Liked It - The Bulwark

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  11 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  3 years ago

“McConnell now considers protecting the insurrectionists a personal favor.”

American Democracy Isn't Dead Yet, but It's Getting There | The New Yorker

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  11 Comments  •  1 Like  •  3 years ago

“A country that cannot even agree to investigate an assault on its Capitol is in big trouble, indeed”

I fear for our democracy. The Fascists are attacking from all sides Vote suppression. Gerrymandering. And now covering up sedition. America is falling. 

Why Democrats must pass major democratic reforms

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  7 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  3 years ago

“A political scientist on whether Democrats are sleepwalking toward democratic collapse”

The fascists are determined to subvert the republic.  Are others aware?  Will the Thin Blue Line defend the republic... or destroy it? 

The Banality of Democratic Collapse

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  12 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  3 years ago

“Why are we on the edge? Blame the careerists, not the crazies.”

The GOP's Telltale Signs of Authoritarianism

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  5 Comments  •  3 years ago

“Trump dominates its money and its mind”

Who ever said that fascism is easy??

For Trump, Hamas and Bibi, It Is Always Jan. 6

Via: Bob Nelson  •  The Beacon  •  5 Comments  •  3 years ago

“Netanyahu and Hamas both have a similar understanding of what it takes to remain in power”

Fascism is "authoritarianism & xenophobia".  Hamas is fascist. Netanyahu is fascist. A plague on both their houses.