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Geriatric Gardener

“Surrendering to Authoritarianism”

by Chris Hedges in The Chris Hedges Report on Substack

“Liberal institutions, including universities, traditionally surrender without a fight to the dictates of autocrats. Ours are no exception”

open.substack.com/pub/chrished

The Chris Hedges Report · Surrendering to AuthoritarianismBy Chris Hedges
#Press#US#Trump
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

"The court’s #liberal members... were unpersuaded by Kennedy’s reasoning... criticized the #conservative majority for its dangerous nonchalance toward the corrosive effects of #corruption...

Stevens’s dissent... carries even greater weight w/the benefit of hindsight. He described Kennedy’s majority opinion as “a rejection of the common sense of the #American people, who have recognized a need to prevent #corporations from undermining self-government"
newrepublic.com/article/193058

Text from article(edited for length): Musk is not technically a corporation, of course, and the legal mechanisms that he used to influence the 2024 election would come from follow-up rulings after Citizens United. But its civic reasoning still holds true for the present crisis. Stevens... warned that corporate interests did not operate like normal political actors. “Corporations, as a class, tend to be ... more directly affected by tax and appropriations measures that receive little public scrutiny; they also have vastly more money with which to try to buy access and votes,” he explained. ...“Business corporations must engage the political process in instrumental terms if they are to maximize shareholder value,” Steven wrote. “The unparalleled resources, professional lobbyists, and single-minded focus they bring to this effort, I believed, make quid pro quo corruption and its appearance inherently more likely when they (or their conduits or trade groups) spend unrestricted sums on elections.” Stevens’s dissent was praised at the time, but it carries even greater weight with the benefit of hindsight. He described Kennedy’s majority opinion as “a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self-government since the founding, and who have fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt.”
#USPol#News#USA
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David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🤎🕊

I have just come from a #Council meeting not directly associated with my #Politics but facing similar #community #communication #Issues. On the '#Liberal #Left #Socialist ' wing we are fragmented, Many #narcisstic #Officers . I always argued for one #media #office to speak for all. 'We' had the £'s pre #StopBrexit & after to fund an office & the talent to staff it. Now? No one single voice speaking #Truth to #Power @NRM @PeterCorr
#RejoinEU #europeanunion #EuropeanMovement #ukpol #UK_politics

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Nick 🇨🇦 Sorry I'm Nasty

@gemelliz @MatWright

I am starting to feel invigorated again.

A couple of years ago, at my Dad's funeral of all places, I spoke with a person who I have known since before PET was PM. She was very, very involved with the #Liberal party and was convinced the end was nigh. A #CPC sweep was coming. Who could have predicted a DJT victory would save us from
He who must not be named.

I am convinced that PMJT took a lot of body blows for party and country. I don't think his resignation right after the US election was unplanned. #PPs Best Before date was Nov 4 2024. A Harris win would have been interesting. We have seen what a DJT win has done.

It's not a sure thing. Still lots can happen.

Also
#NeverVoteConservative

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The 🇨🇦 Resistance

#Prepare #BeAware #Resist #CApoli #CANpoli

There's an election coming, and the purposeful, weaponized disinformation campaign from foreign governments has begun.

The #US #President has realized that his endorsement is radioactive -- and is engaging in reverse psychology as a result, endorsing #Carney instead of #Poilievre, hoping to prevent a #Liberal majority government.

The best way for you to fight against foreign interference is to #volunteer for your preferred local candidate.

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JustG

I’m thinking a lot about the #labour election last year in the #uk right now as we watch the #liberal party basically morph into what the #conservative party used to be, except the leader talks about #climatechange being real. Regardless of the threats from #alberta you could cover the fucking country in pipelines and oil/gas will not come down in price, just like the last 5 yrs of inflation was caused by oil and gas price hikes detached from supply #canada #cdnpoli

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Jan Heisinen

It is so weird to watch how #Trump has more similar views to #Russian president than to #European leaders. #America has left the liberal server and joined the #authoritarian lobby, using a videogame metaphor. All of this happened in less than 100 days of #DonaldTrump ’s ruling. What will the next years bring, then?

#Trumpism #Putin #Ukraine #Future #BuycottUSA #BoycottAmerica #BuyFromEU #BuyFromEurope #totalitarian #liberalism #liberal #West #Freedom #democracy

#ViveLaEurope#FedersliseEurope
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Drop Bear

@MorpheusB
When Menzies created the Liberal Party from the wreckage of failed Conservative Parties, he fought hard against those who wanted to follow a hard Conservative line. He knew that the times demanded something softer. It's why he chose that name.

As memories of World War 2 faded, the Right inevitably did what the Right does. It will eventually fail, as Menzies knew it must.
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#USpol
#liberal

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