One of the better posters/commenters on X is the aptly-named @DataRepublican, who does some great work digging into data, crunching numbers, taking big nests of snakes and laying them all out straight, and uncovering things that just generally make the left uncomfortable. DataRepublican has outdone herself on this thread. Let’s look at a few highlights. First, the opening post: [X post at link] DataRepublican writes in full: Ex-USAID employees describe how, before January 20, they moved internal groups off government systems and into encrypted Signal chats, then quickly linked with foreign partners and NGOs after the inauguration. This attempt at.
Tag: authoritarianism
Tanzania goes to vote in elections set to keep the same party in power for 7 decades
WASHINGTON — Large crowds of protesters marched and rallied in cities across the U.S. Saturday for “ No Kings ” demonstrations decrying what participants see as the government’s swift drift
Like a high school pep band after practicing all week, the crowd had the optics down cold: waving signs, rehearsed chants, and flags snapping in the wind. “No Kings!” they shouted, filling city squares from Washington, D. C., to Chicago. On its face, it was a noble-sounding message, but the more you watched, the more it resembled a movie using the wrong genre tag less a protest against tyranny and more a well-produced commercial for the Democratic Party. With prices still high and a government shutdown stretching into a third week, the nation’s political theater troupe invaded the streets, with predictable corners providing glowing reviews. At the same time, the rest of the country wondered what it was really watching. The Left’s Framing: A Patriotic Uprising If you had the time and stomach to scan progressive outlets, Writers on the left called it a peaceful stand for democracy, a people’s rejection of authoritarianism. Labor unions trucked supporters in, celebu-tards posted solidarity selfies, and public officials, from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, made cameo appearances during major rallies. Boasting of thousands, organizers of local events declared “record-breaking” participation in Washington, D. C. It was a self-congratulatory tone, showing, they said, proof that America still had fight left in her. Chants about liberty mingled with pop-up art shows, drum circles, and costume parades. Organizers insisted it was democracy in motion, with families, veterans, clergy, and students linking arms in defense of the republic. This is how the left told the story: peaceful, inclusive, righteous, and even necessary; a warning to would-be strongmen that Americans hadn’t forgotten their founding creed. The Right’s Reaction: A Political Performance.
Has democracy exhausted its potential? That uncomfortable question haunts political thinkers across the world today. What was once celebrated as the triumph of peoples power now appears to be little more than a cover for the consolidation of monopoly capitalism. The result is stark:.
Has democracy exhausted its potential? That uncomfortable question haunts political thinkers across the world today. What was once celebrated as the triumph of peoples power now appears to be little more than a cover for the consolidation of monopoly capitalism. The result is stark:.
Has democracy exhausted its potential? That uncomfortable question haunts political thinkers across the world today. What was once celebrated as the triumph of peoples power now appears to be little more than a cover for the consolidation of monopoly capitalism. The result is stark:.
Has democracy exhausted its potential? That uncomfortable question haunts political thinkers across the world today. What was once celebrated as the triumph of peoples power now appears to be little more than a cover for the consolidation of monopoly capitalism. The result is stark:.
Has democracy exhausted its potential? That uncomfortable question haunts political thinkers across the world today. What was once celebrated as the triumph of peoples power now appears to be little more than a cover for the consolidation of monopoly capitalism. The result is stark:.
Has democracy exhausted its potential? That uncomfortable question haunts political thinkers across the world today. What was once celebrated as the triumph of peoples power now appears to be little more than a cover for the consolidation of monopoly capitalism. The result is stark:.