#this is not a democracy; this is a dictatorship

[hazeltongzhi]

So france voted for some shaky left union before the olympics and should now have them in the assembly and the gov but macron is not respecting that and just putting right and far right ppl in power instead, anyway unlimited genocide for france lets get rid of it all

Dictatorships of the bourgeoisie operating under the logic of liberal democracy will never allow the left to take power via. its institutions. The rules, laws, regulations, and rituals held by a bourgeois republic dissolve when the foundational logic of its mode of production is threatened by internal and external contradictions. When communists say voting is useless, this is what we mean.

Liberals, too, would sooner side with fascists than with the left. In fact, liberals largely benefit from fascist political-economy. Like the quakers who, although did not directly take part in the violence of settler colonialism, still benefited from the violence done by settler colonialism.

Fascism is capitalism's response to crisis; it is capitalism's immune system kicking in gear to preserve itself. Both the liberals and the fascists hold this goal, therefore there is no fundamental contradiction between them.

The only way to properly combat fascism completely is the destruction of the bourgeois state, the upending of the capitalist mode of production, and the construction of a DOTP to transition to the socialist mode of production.

[morgana-ren]

Loving the Tumblr sexyman polls having absurd outcomes. Some of us know the truth.

I am sitting here knowingly in my certainty like 'Oh, of course the filthy masses are entitled to their opinions. Have your futile little democratic process if you will, but alas, you are all wrong.'

[sher-ee]

This weeks cover of The New Yorker.

[mysharona1987]

[agentfascinateur]

Palestinian educators have previously told Middle East Eye that Israeli authorities were aiming to eliminate its curriculum in favour of the Israeli version, in an attempt to erode Palestinian identity and "distort" history. 

Academic content Israel has sought to censor, they said, includes the logo of the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian flag, lessons that discuss the Palestinian struggle against occupation, the right of return and prisoners, settlements, the immigration of settlers to Palestine, military checkpoints, the intifada, displaced villages, and considering Zionism a racist political movement.

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

[davidaugust]

“Ukrainians are also fighting for our safety and for everyone’s freedom. By resisting Russian dictatorship, they show that democracy can defend itself. By defending their borders, they are protecting the international order and holding off chaos. By fighting Russia alone, they protect Europe. By showing how hard offensive operations are, Ukrainians make a Chinese war in the Pacific less likely. By fighting a conventional war against a nuclear power, they are making nuclear proliferation and nuclear war less likely.”

Tell Speaker Johnson to support Ukraine now:

+1-202-225-4000

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/10/opinions/sean-penn-barbra-streisand-imgaine-dragons-congress-ukraine-snyder/index.html

[rejectingrepublicans]

[itsallpoliticsstupid]

Isn't that how dictatorships start?

Slightly concerning news from America that the Supreme Court have ruled former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity from prosecution for official acts whilst taken in office, but have no immunity for unofficial acts.

Meaning the federal election interference case against Donald Trump will return to lower court which will then decide on how to apply this ruling.

The moment the judiciary are giving former, or current presidents, absolute immunity from prosecution is the moment the country is slipping dangerously into dictatorship territory. And makes a mockery of the checks and balances within the US.

Maybe @mishacollins was right in his tweet?

[shotofstress]

Se suma otro país a la miseria de la extrema derecha y la anti democracia en Sur América. Brasil, Chile, Perú, etc y ahora Argentina. Esto es como Operación Condor 2.0

[mortaljortlebortles]

I missed this and needed to make sure you didn't!!

Trump is quite possibly suggesting that he will put a stop to democracy!!

Vote Democrat

Or your letting a man have a dictator ship

Even if you disagree with Harris on somethings or whatever

This cannot happen.

If you aren't American don't think this won't affect you

It will

This has the 25 seconds before - a man arguing I was misleading said I needed to show this to.

It doesn't change my mind on the point I have made - though as I have said in a later reblog I have my life and you have yours so maybe you haven't been hurt by Trump and you trust him and so you don't think this has any weight and/ or context beyond just the words or you think the first 25 changes the last 20- I think his presidency informs my listening and I hope that it informs others as well. If you benefited from trump it will influence yours. I wish you could be in my shoes except I really don't want that.

[tomorrowusa]

« All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of an autocratic state. There is a bad man at the top. He controls the army and the police. The army and the police threaten the people with violence. There are evil collaborators, and maybe some brave dissidents. But in the twenty-first century, that cartoon bears little resemblance to reality.

Nowadays, autocracies are run not by one bad guy but by sophisticated networks relying on kleptocratic financial structures, a complex of security services— military, paramilitary, police—and technological experts who provide surveillance, propaganda, and disinformation. The members of these networks are connected not only to one another within a given autocracy but also to networks in other autocratic countries, and sometimes in democracies too. Corrupt, state-controlled companies in one dictatorship do business with corrupt, state-controlled companies in another. The police in one country may arm, equip, and train the police in many others. The propagandists share resources—the troll farms and media networks that promote one dictator’s propaganda can also be used to promote another’s—as well as themes: the degeneracy of democracy, the stability of autocracy, the evil of America. »

– Journalist and historian Anne Applebaum at Substack quoting from her soon to be released book Autocracy, Inc..

You can read several more paragraphs from Autocracy, Inc. at the Substack link above. Her book will be published on the 23rd; if you're within distance of Washington, DC she will be doing a free book reading and Q&A on Friday July 26th at Politics and Prose. She's a good writer and speaker. I've read two of her previous books and can vouch for their quality.

The war in Ukraine is not some remote conflict that idiots like J.D. Vance or Neville Chamberlain might dismiss out of stupidity. Ukraine is just one arena in a worldwide clash between liberal democracy and kleptocratic tyranny.

[sher-ee]

https://x.com/blueatlgeorgia/status/1802904289783767542?s=46&t=mbJnYiD2cTkYQM25aWje0A

Go to this tweet to watch full video ⬆️

[psychiatricmentalhealthfacility]

Search for Psychiatry Psychiatrist Psychiatric Mental Health Facility on the Planet Earth - Time Travel Crime - Violent Crime - Witness Intimidation and Evidence Tampering or Concealment - Non-Voters Labelled as Artificial or Proven Criminals

[socialjusticeinamerica]

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

This 🤡 needs to go.