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The prospects of a post-democratic world

The prospects of a post-democratic world

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why Democrats must pass major democratic reforms

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

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

The Banality of Democratic Collapse

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

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