Looking to secure funds for the March federal election, #AdolfHitler held a secret meeting with prominent industrialists on #ThisDayInHistory in 1933. Wealthy élites pledged between 10 & 15 million in to-day's Euros, showing the #Nazis ties with the #conservative establishment.
Well now, ain't that a surprise?! 🤡
X’s Algorithm Pushes Users to Lean More Conservative, Researchers Find
The algorithm also doesn't like posts by traditional news media, the researchers found.
#social #media #SocialMedia #twitter #ElonMusk #conservative #tech #technology #BigTech #news
Some notes about the #CPC 2026 Calgary Convention. #CanPol #cdnpoli #Conservative #Tory :
1. The ex-MP pointed to me: "You're abnormal", and he pointed to my left: "You're abnormal", then "And he's abnormal", and "I'm abnormal." We are all people who enjoy sitting around over lunch and discussing relations with the PRC.
Imagine that you have a niche interest, F1, let's say. Every morning, you check the news about F1, you listen to podcasts about it, you read essays about it. (cont'd)
1/12
This is what happens when #Christians allow their #faith to be shaped and co-opted by this-worldly ideology and #politicization. The fact that TBN (a Christian TV station, known for promoting #conservative Christian #values and teachings) would permit Kid Rock (a man whose lyrics and persona revel in debauchery) to be aired on their platform reveals the moral decay, biblical illiteracy, and submission to this world that is too prevalent in contemporary Christianity.
This is especially ludicrous considering that this is being billed as an alternative to Bad Bunny's half-time show (another artist known for lewd lyrics).
I have a better idea, just turn off the TV's and stay completely away from them this weekend. Pick up a good book instead. Or go outside and enjoy the beauty of nature. But for the love of God, don't feed yourself this garbage being offered as a "Christian" alternative.
https://thedemocracydefender.substack.com/p/whos-behind-the-hard-right-in-canada
#canada #us #unitedstates #hungary #israel #venezuela #spain #argentina #poland #brazil #france #turkey #italy #india #netherlands
#idu #csfn #conservative #conservatives #democracy #disinformation #harper #trump #netanyahu #orban #gonzález #gonzalez #abascal #milei #duda #bolsonaro #bardella #erdogan #meloni #modi #wilders
New instance, new #introduction. Edit: I have supplemented this introduction with replies to this post.
I see this instance has a *nice* *long* character limit for posts.
I have a Ph.D. in Human Science (2016, Saybrook University), which is about the experience of being human in social contexts. It is the mother of the social sciences but is now, at least in the English speaking world, and at least as far as I can tell, a dead field.
I studied #conservatism for my #dissertation. And yes, the #Democrats are far too #conservative for me.
Once upon a time, a very, very long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a computer programmer. It was the wrong career choice.
I am a #vegan #LibertarianSocialist (recovering #anarchist) mostly from the #SanFrancisco #BayArea in #California, presently residing in #Pittsburgh, #Pennsylvania, hoping to move to #erie
In #kyriarchy, I mostly focus on #classism and #ageism, but since arriving in Pittsburgh, have been confronted with blatant #racism (and yes, many white people here do see it). But #SocialJustice has to be for everybody; to focus on any one identity, to the exclusion of others, is nothing more than to elevate that identity over that of the predominantly wealthy white males who are now in charge.
I oppose all #imperialism and #SettlerColonialism, not just U.S. and NATO imperialism and settler-colonialism. Having lived on the underbelly of #capitalism most of my life, I am #anticapitalist and ferociously opposed to #neoliberalism. I oppose physical and structural violence.
Human beings have #HumanRights. These rights are not constrained by their governments' failures to ratify certain human rights treaties.
#Borders exist to mark off territory controlled by elites whose competition accounts for most if not all wars and to deny human beings on the "wrong" side of an arbitrary line rights and privileges available on the "right" side. This cannot be justified ethically. I am hostile to #xenophobia
Finally, I am pessimistic about the future of humanity. #COVID19 and the #ClimateCrisis demonstrate our unfitness for survival.
Maybe it's a good thing some many people are able to be shocked that #conservative #Republican #EricaKirk is morally bankrupt with zero affect.
«A #conservative columnist is sounding the alarm that #RedStates face devastating consequences from President #Trump's increasingly unpredictable behavior on the world stage
The fiasco began w/ Trump's middle-of-the-night #SocialMedia tirades demanding #Denmark cede #Greenland, move that led #European troops to flood the territory. European leaders have threatened hundreds of billions in #RetaliatoryTariffs specifically targeting industries in Trump-backing red states»
I hate writing #introduction posts.
So, I guess I'm an #anarchist now. It's not so much that my values have changed, though a few of them have. Mostly it's that the meanings of the old labels have changed.
For instance, in the 80s I was a #conservative because I believed in less government. Now I'm an anarchist for similar reasons. I want no government.
The Campaign to Destroy #ReneeGood
After an #ICE agent shot and killed the #Minneapolis mother, #conservative media launched an all-out attack on her #reputation. Her identity as a #queer woman was central to it.
#maga #Trump #privacy #rights #disinformation
https://www.wired.com/story/the-campaign-to-destroy-renee-good/
Why does #secularism fail in developing countries?
It all starts with weak #institutions. Without strong checks & balances, #secular parties in power frequently become mired in #corruption scandals. 🏛️➡️💰
The #public, tired of the broken promises, loses faith. This #disillusionment creates an opening.
In search of a moral alternative, voters often turn to #right-wing #conservative parties. They believe these groups, guided by theocracy and religious values, will be less #corrupt.
On May 5th, Harvard Professor Danielle Allen debated far right conservative Curtis Yarvin at the Harvard Faculty Club. Hosted by the conservative student group The John Adam's Society, the event was organized by Yarvin's publisher. Here is a snippet about human moral equality. Danielle Allen argued all human beings have intrinsic human morality, whereas Yarvin questioned where the dividing line between animal and human morality might be.
I no longer align myself with #republican or #democrat #conservative or #liberal. From now on I align myself with #progressive values. If you’re not progressive then you are by definition regressive. Let’s cut the bullshit!
What do you associate with most strongly when you hear the term "traditional"
please boost - im really curious what the vibe is in my pocket of the #fediverse
#liberal #progressive #conservative #classicallyliberal #classicliberal #democracy #libertarian
#Trump 2nd term #mandatory #military service
#ChrisMiller, Trump’s last #DefSec who led the #Pentagon during the chaotic closure of Trump’s tenure in Washington [& author of the #MillerMemo], is among a cluster of fmr admin ofcls & #GOP lawmakers who are proposing a #NationalServiceMandate & other measures as part of #Project2025, the #conservative #HeritageFoundation’s govt-wide game plan.
#conscription #draft #BidenHarris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/06/10/trump-military-draft-mandatory-service/
DO BETTER, ALBERTA The group that pushed for this calls itself the “Neutrality Team,” stating that the government ought not promote minority groups. Make no mistake: This is a hateful, backward move by those who fear change. Town votes to ban Pride flag #Alberta #conservative #hateful #homophobic #shame https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/475080/Town-votes-to-ban-Pride-flag
Stiff Upper Lip: Who is Behind the Satirical “News” Website Being Promoted By #Conservative Peer on #GBNews?
Byline Times digs into a new hard-right outfit boosted by Lord Bailey of #Partygate
Max Colbert
"Doug Ford is the king of bad ideas, a perverse Robin Hood who takes from the poor and gives to the rich.
The murky arrangement between the Ford #conservative government and luxury group #ThermeSpa sees the people of Ontario picking up the tab for a 2100 car underground garage estimated to cost between $300 and $600-million.”
#topoli #onpoli #voteTO #toronto #ontario @onplace4all
Good overview of the Ford grift here:
https://socialistproject.ca/2023/05/a-spa-instead-of-science/
I am one of these people, with a very conservative religious upbringing. I have gotten better and more kind and open-minded from the influence of people around me and a lot of soul-searching, and that process is still in progress. Allow people to learn, if they show that ability. Be kind, and don’t be instantly on the offense if their beliefs are different from yours. It takes patience, but people can learn and change.
#SocialJustice #bekind #community #religion #politics #conservative #liberal
#February 11, 1896
#OTD The Burlington Free Press shared the #Vermont #Botanical Club minutes.
During the #Winter meeting, Reverend JA Bates gave a presentation on #Botany.
He pointed out that only one in forty students knew anything about botany & he believed botany was not taught in schools for these reasons:
"First, most #Teachers are poorly prepared for teaching botany.
And second, botanists are #Conservative & conceal the #Charms of their study behind long Latin names."
🔻 EXCLUSIVE: #LeeAnderson, who tweeted about his staffer earning “less than 30k”, has the seventh-highest staff turnover rate of all #MPs.
Alongside a photo of his staffer, Katy, the #Conservative MP for Ashfield detailed her housing and commuting costs and student debt, concluding she “does not need to use a foodbank… Katy makes my point really well.”
Read more: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2023/01/exclusive-lee-anderson-mp-staff-turnover
💥Ford's #Conservative govt. ended full access to #OHIP funded telemedicine to pave the way for #private telemedicine services such as MAPLE. (Shoppers Drug Mart is a stakeholder)
Your doctor consultation fees for Maple are NOT covered by the #provincial government.
So, what is the cost per visit via text, audio, or video to receive your diagnosis or prescription?
👉 $69 per visit
or $30/month for a yearly subscription.
