“What distinguishes fascism from ordinary right-wing patriarchal autocracies is is the way it attempts to cultivate a revolutionary aura”
Sound familiar?
#Thewholethingithinkitssick
#gobacktosleep
“Is fascism merely a dictatorial force in the service of capitalism? That may not be all it is, but that certainly is an important part of fascism‘s raison d‘être.“
The Cheeto and his minions co-opt nationalist rhetoric and militarism to channel discontent away from economic inequality and toward scapegoated groups. The Cheeto wants workers to remain divided and unable to organize effectively against exploitation.
#gobacktosleep
History teaches us that all ruling elites try to portray themselves as the natural and durable social order, even ones that are in serious crisis, and that threaten to devour their environmental base in order to continually recreate their hierarchical structure of power and privilege.
#Firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl
I tag @MommyWantsToReadHerBook @Yuki_Onna @jen_the_scribe
Third World revolutionaries are branded as the enemies of stability.
“Stability” is a code word for a society in which privileged social
relations are securely entrenched. When popular forces mobilize
against privilege and wealth, this causes “instability,” which is judged
to be undesirable by U.S. policymakers and their faithful flacks in the
U.S. corporate media.
This is a solid definition of capitalism as practiced here in American.
#LyndseyStonebridge #HannahArendt #WeAreFreeToChangeTheWorld #Capitalism
My February #BookSpinBingo reading plan. The tagged book is the first of my #Roll100 picks.
1 - 10 are #buddyreads
@TheAromaofBooks
pickOk, this graphic novel is so funny, with Sid Sharp‘s trademark touch of darkness! I love Beatrice, the caring, nature-loving younger sister.
pickThis is a fantastic read. Using the UK context it examines mental health from a sociopolitical and economic context. It is critical of the shift made during the Thatcher era to all cause medicalisation and depoliticising, shifting to centre responsibility for mental distress on to the individual. Big Pharma and their cosy and close ties with regulatory bodies are also covered.
Interviews a range of fascinating contributers.
