If the stakes weren't so personally high, I'd say it is at least interesting to see the way that liberal society enables its own overthrowing playing out precisely as predicted (& in the usual spaces). Trying to stop it would, indeed, be illiberal. *sigh*
The far right can’t take away our hopes and memories. Culture is our weapon In Austria, the FPÖ would suffocate cultural diversity with illiberal values, brass bands and schlager music. But it’s not too late to resist
In Austria, the FPÖ would suffocate cultural diversity. It’s not too late to resist, says theatre director Milo Rau
Anyway, here's someone who favors open borders. And he won't vote against fascism in this election because he thinks that Democrats need to be punished for trending more illiberal on immigration. Where the fuck does one go with this? THERE MAY NOT BE A NEXT TIME.
One thing I appreciate about Trump/Vance is that they've called the question as to what sort of party the GOP now is. VP Burgham or Rubio would have allowed the party to semi-plausibly cosplay as center-right normies. Picking Vance was a clear statement about the party's proudly illiberal future.
Democracy’s defenders have failed to appreciate the power of nationalism. They must arm themselves with emotionally compelling narratives to counter illiberal foes of free government. When they do, they are championing a winning message. muse.jhu.edu/article...
In fall 2024 @fpri.bsky.social Orbis Taehwa Hong observes that Washington faces a crucial challenge: how to reconcile its ideological commitments with the pragmatic needs of global geopolitics. He argues for forming pragmatic coalitions that include illiberal regimes, 1/
In an era defined by intense competition with China and Russia, Washington faces a crucial challenge: how to reconcile its ideological commitments wit…
Ida Drameh sent a threatening letter to the Voice Newspaper’s proprietor, demanding a retraction and apology to @BarrowPresidentwithin 24 hours. It's been 7 days, and no lawsuit has been filed, yet the IGP has charged them using an outdated, illiberal law. This is outrageous.
"But whereas conservatives in the ’40s and ’50s depicted the Soviet Union as a dystopian cautionary tale, their counterparts today openly venerate the oppressive tactics of illiberal societies abroad."
🧵🔥🔥🔥"Finally, if we accept black liberalism as real liberalism, we can see how antiracism, feminism, critical theory, egalitarianism, and other controversial ideas are not *illiberal* as centrists insist, but deeply embedded in the DNA of 'black liberalism,' which is to say: liberalism."
Harvard scholar Keidrick Roy has written a great book on American racial feudalism and black liberalism, American Dark Age. I reviewed it for Liberal Currents. 🧵 www.liberalcurrents.com/american-feu...
A liberalism that divides humanity into a master class and a slave class deserves an asterisk as “white liberalism.”
Lot of people in the US are unaware of how illiberal democracy works.