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SchauinslandVoegelin defines <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/stupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stupidity</a> as a “loss of reality.” The loss of reality means a “stupid” person cannot “rightly orient his action in the world, in which he lives.” The <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a>, who is always an idiote, is not a freak or social mutation. The demagogue expresses the society’s <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/zeitgeist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zeitgeist</a>, its collective departure from a rational world of verifiable fact.<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelmoore/p/american-idiots" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelmoore/p/american-idiots</a>?

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJtpcgtUQs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJtpcgtUQs</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musica</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musique</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musik</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FranzFerdinand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FranzFerdinand</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Demagogue</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AntifascistRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntifascistRadio</a> :antifa: <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/WeAreTheRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeAreTheRadio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/tootradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tootradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/mastoradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastoradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/pouetradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pouetradio</a>

News & OpinionsThe Grand Redeemer?The government led by the big-mouthed Grand Redeemer craves concentrated political power. Unchecked <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ambition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ambition</a> is the thing. The Great Redeemer prefers decrees. The point is to suck life from power-sharing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> and the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/compromises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#compromises</a> that are committed to the principle of fair treatment. Gripped by an inner urge to destroy checks, balances, and mechanisms for publicly scrutinizing and restraining power, the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> shows his/her true colors. <a href="https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-09/how-demagogues-destroy-democracy-a-step-by-step-global-guide/</a>

DoomsdaysCWHow to Organize an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Assembly</a> Preparing to Respond in an Era of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disasters</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Despotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Despotism</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crimethinc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crimethinc</a> 2024-11-10"There are times when people who have kept to themselves, counting on politicians and specialists to solve their problems, suddenly realize that their only hope is to make contact with others like themselves and work together. Perhaps a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hurricane</a> has just torn through the state, or a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> has just won reelection on an explicitly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascist</a> electoral platform. For many people, this is one of those moments right now. But how do we connect with them—or at least connect them with each other? One answer is to host an open assembly."Here, we’ll offer a brief guide, along with some sample discussion questions you could use to discuss how to prepare for the second Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> administration.[...]"If you want to organize with a modicum of confidentiality rather than turning out the largest possible crowd, you could limit your announcement to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/handbills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#handbills</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> messages. Generally speaking, you’ll want to maximize the number of earnest participants while keeping your assembly off the radar of people with bad intentions."Hopefully, you’re already connected to local projects that have some reach through which to make the announcement. These could include <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MutualAid</a> projects, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunitySpaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunitySpaces</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bands</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignalLoops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignalLoops</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReadingGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReadingGroups</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DJs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DJs</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StudentGroups</a> [I would include neighbors and folks already involved with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activism</a> whom you know and can trust and rely on]. Consider approaching other groups at the outset and inviting them to help organize or at least publicize the assembly. The more different groups are on board from the beginning, the wider the range of people you will bring together, and the less the gathering will feel like the private property of any one group."Read more: <a href="https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/10/how-to-organize-an-assembly-preparing-to-respond-to-an-era-of-disasters-and-despotism" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://crimethinc.com/2024/11/10/how-to-organize-an-assembly-preparing-to-respond-to-an-era-of-disasters-and-despotism</a>

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJtpcgtUQs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niJtpcgtUQs</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musik</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musica</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musique</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FranzFerdinand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FranzFerdinand</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Demagogue</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Antifascisrradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Antifascisrradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/WeAreTheRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeAreTheRadio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/tootradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tootradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/mastoradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastoradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/pouetradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pouetradio</a>

Ben Royce 🇺🇦<a href="https://techhub.social/@GryphonSK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@GryphonSK</a> In addition to Southern <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#slavery</a> bullshit, the founders didn't trust the electorate, that they might vote for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a>So they also implemented the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectoralCollege</a> as a filter where electors would change their vote and block a demagogue from gaining powerIn 2016 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hillary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hillary</a> Clinton won the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/presidentialelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#presidentialelection</a> by 3 million votesAnd the Electoral College gave us a demagogue, Donald <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, as presidentThe Electoral College is a complete failure<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AbolishTheElectoralCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbolishTheElectoralCollege</a>

Heidi Li FeldmanAs we all absorb the complete disarray of the House Republicans, spare a moment to appreciate that today the leading contender for the Republican nomination for U.S. President, currently on trial in New York state court, so endangered a member of the court’s staff, the judge has had to formally order him not to make public comments about judicial staff. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LawFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LawFedi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Demagogue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Engoran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Engoran</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/03/trump-new-york-fraud-trial-update" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/03/trump-new-york-fraud-trial-update</a>

Nonilex…“A very large portion of my party,” he told me one day, “really doesn’t believe in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a>.” He’d realized this only recently, he said. We were a few months removed from an attempted <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coup</a> instigated by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republican</a> leaders, & he was wrestling w/some difficult questions. Was the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#authoritarian</a> element of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> a product of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, or had it always been there, just waiting to be activated by a sufficiently <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/shameless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shameless</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a>?

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<a href="https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=niJtpcgtUQs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=niJtpcgtUQs</a><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musik</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musikken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musikken</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musica</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/musique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musique</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FranzFerdinand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FranzFerdinand</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Demagogue</a> 🤡 <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/WeAreTheRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WeAreTheRadio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/pouetradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pouetradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Fediradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediradio</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Mastoradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastoradio</a>

Dame Scott G<a href="https://mstdn.social/@DataDrivenMD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@DataDrivenMD</a> <a href="https://journa.host/@mollyjongfast" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mollyjongfast</a> This dynamic is prime <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/ReneGirard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReneGirard</a>: the cycle of <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/mimetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mimetic</a> contagion and the <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/scapegoat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scapegoat</a> dynamic that thrives on a <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/demagogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demagogue</a> type feeding on <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/scandal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scandal</a> which blurs the distinction between <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/sacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sacred</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.lol/tags/profane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#profane</a>.

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