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@ricardoharvin Maybe people should emigrate from the US altogether. Flee the country while you still can, go to Canada or Mexico or maybe leave the continent altogether. If you want to stay in the US, better get ready for Civil War II - although it won't be one with a clear front line, more like enemies everywhere, guerrilla, everything falling apart, not just two blocks of federal states fighting against each other but states themselves breaking up into smaller pieces.
I am not an American, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but #IndustrialCivilisation as we know it is coming undone fast. The #IndustrialAge has been unsustainable right from the start, people have been talking about sustainability for the last 70 years, but nothing has happened to change the trajectory of our civilisation towards a sustainable economy because that would have meant the end of growth and a permanent global age of economic stagnation, which nobody wanted, especially since it would have been the end of #Capitalism . Like the #GreatDepression in the 1930s fuelled the rise of #Fascism , the looming #EndOfGrowth will probably cause a great number of those who are upper middle class or above to form some aggressive militant reactionary movement to keep their wealth and stay in power even if it means murdering millions, and they will blame whatever happens to the economy on "late Roman decadence" (the poor and the welfare state), "perversion and degeneracy" ( #LGBTQ+ ), immigrants, infidels, #BIPoC , and, of course, the Jews.
This will happen all over the world, so be careful where you run to. Radical fundamentalist Christians of all kinds, whether Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, Presbyterian, etc., have been organising for decades and forming political networks even across theological boundaries in order to reverse the loss of power that the Christian religion once had over people's lives. Some Christians have always looked towards Islamic nations like Iran and Saudi Arabia with envy. All kinds of Fascists in have always been prone to alliances with religious fundamentalists. I think that during the coming Age of Breakdown, when the industrialised Capitalist world economy finally leaves the anabolic part of its history for good and enters the catabolic parts where it can only create decreasing profits for a shrinking number of capitalists by dismantling itself, the #Christofascist extreme right in the US will attempt to build a dictatorship like straight out of #TheHandmaidsTale . It will take on different shapes in other parts of the world, and there will probably always be regions where queers and freaks and "degenerates" can live in peace, but I don't think it is very wise to insist on being rooted in a certain spot in times like these. Better make the whole world your home and get ready to move to another place when things start looking bad where you are right now. Don't wait until they put you on a bus or a train.
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@ricardoharvin Maybe people should emigrate from the US altogether. Flee the country while you still can, go to Canada or Mexico or maybe leave the continent altogether. If you want to stay in the US, better get ready for Civil War II - although it won't be one with a clear front line, more like enemies everywhere, guerrilla, everything falling apart, not just two blocks of federal states fighting against each other but states themselves breaking up into smaller pieces.
I am not an American, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but #IndustrialCivilisation as we know it is coming undone fast. The #IndustrialAge has been unsustainable right from the start, people have been talking about sustainability for the last 70 years, but nothing has happened to change the trajectory of our civilisation towards a sustainable economy because that would have meant the end of growth and a permanent global age of economic stagnation, which nobody wanted, especially since it would have been the end of #Capitalism . Like the #GreatDepression in the 1930s fuelled the rise of #Fascism , the looming #EndOfGrowth will probably cause a great number of those who are upper middle class or above to form some aggressive militant reactionary movement to keep their wealth and stay in power even if it means murdering millions, and they will blame whatever happens to the economy on "late Roman decadence" (the poor and the welfare state), "perversion and degeneracy" ( #LGBTQ+ ), immigrants, infidels, #BIPoC , and, of course, the Jews.
This will happen all over the world, so be careful where you run to. Radical fundamentalist Christians of all kinds, whether Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, Presbyterian, etc., have been organising for decades and forming political networks even across theological boundaries in order to reverse the loss of power that the Christian religion once had over people's lives. Some Christians have always looked towards Islamic nations like Iran and Saudi Arabia with envy. All kinds of Fascists in have always been prone to alliances with religious fundamentalists. I think that during the coming Age of Breakdown, when the industrialised Capitalist world economy finally leaves the anabolic part of its history for good and enters the catabolic parts where it can only create decreasing profits for a shrinking number of capitalists by dismantling itself, the #Christofascist extreme right in the US will attempt to build a dictatorship like straight out of #TheHandmaidsTale . It will take on different shapes in other parts of the world, and there will probably always be regions where queers and freaks and "degenerates" can live in peace, but I don't think it is very wise to insist on being rooted in a certain spot in times like these. Better make the whole world your home and get ready to move to another place when things start looking bad where you are right now. Don't wait until they put you on a bus or a train.
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@ricardoharvin Interesting perspective, but aren't we all complicit in the climate crisis? The rich may contribute more, but consumption patterns worldwide need change. It's a #GlobalResponsibility, not just for the rich. Is it time we all stop pointing fingers and start acting? #ClimateChange #COP27 #GlobalAction
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@CStamp @victoriadecapua @ricardoharvin @MelodyCooper @BlackAzizAnansi
...dominating perspectives can never be the same, nor should they, in a "global market place of ideas".
I learned this month that the, in most countries in continental #Europe completely innocuous term #Eskimo is strongly #racist for the #Inuits. A #FirstNation member would hardly ever call itself a #NativeAmerican, as in the #US, though the latter is not offensive, just...
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@TonyStark @ricardoharvin Decade is received.
Recommended reading (again):
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/19/trump-first-moscow-trip-215842/
#RuleOfLaw #KremlinAssets #EspionageAct #Espionage #Treason #AidingAndAbetting
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@MasonBee @ricardoharvin Do you have any ideas for how the justice system could be reformed to avoid so much emphasis on #StareDecisis? Perhaps some rule that precedents must be re-examined every 100 years? Or some mechanism for legislatures to ask/order supreme courts to re-examine old (50+ years) precedents?
I'm not a lawyer but I enjoy #law as a topic of study and discussion. I'm most familiar with #BrazilianLaw and #UsLaw.
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@ohmu @ricardoharvin @990000 Three way race between James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, and Donald Trump?
"Experience has clearly demonstrated that independent savage communities cannot long exist within the limits of a civilized population . . . To civilize them, and even to prevent their extinction, it seems to be indispensable that their independence as communities should cease, and that the control of the United States over them should be complete and undisputed." #JamesMonroe
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#History #US #Europe
*On #Racism*Very true.
Also, as #MatthewCooke in his #podcast series #AmericanOriginStories puts it,👉"the #US are a #SlaverNation." 👈All its institutions were built defending the landed gentry. (I learned a lot of new details of US history from it.)https://i.sonnet.fm/qLiqAW2LBYG87ay57
#Europe, on the other hand, did have a history of #slavery and #racism (e.g. against #Jews and #Muslims), but its institutions...
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Not what I am saying.
Words in one language are not universal, in particular in Spanish and English, which are spoken in many countries around the globe.And: not even on one continent: #NativeAmerican was deemed awkward by a #BIPOC social activist from #Canada. They require #FirstNation or #FirstPeople.
Many #US citizens with indigenous roots do identify as...
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@CStamp @victoriadecapua
...did not develop to enshrine these concepts, as they were the result of historical struggles.
What is more, until the invention of the #NationState, arguable as conceived in the #TreatyOfWestphalia of 1648 (ending the #ThirtyYearsWar in #Europe), but not too prominent until the 19th century, it was common practice to redistribute fiefdoms through marriages and the like according to...
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This is why it’s wonderful there is a whole big world of content, because #opinions vary
I enjoyed #ThePaleBlueEye and would recommend it. Is it life changing? Nope. But IMO it was a decent enough flick.
But someone who doesn’t like Christian Bale probably won’t like a movie starring Christian Bale.
From: @ricardoharvin
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@CStamp @victoriadecapua
On #Rascism
...political alliances. 👉Languages and cultures, and thus racism, in #Europe did not play the prominent role it played in the #US.👈 E.g. "At the time of the 1789 #FrenchRevolution, only half of the #French people spoke some French, and 12–13% spoke the version of it that was to be found in literature and in educational facilities, according to #Hobsbawm.
During the #Italian unification, the..."
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@CStamp @victoriadecapua @ricardoharvin @MelodyCooper @BlackAzizAnansi
On #Racism
"...number of people speaking the Italian language was even lower."
👉#Racism is chiefly seen as being touted in 20th century #Fascism, with its roots in 19th century #Imperialism and #Colonialism.👈
👉The #Feudalism of the #MiddleAges was no #Slavery and most #WesternEuropean nations were #Colonizers and not #Colonies, like all of the #Americas.👈
Therefore the...
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@daniecarter @sqncs @ricardoharvin Yeah there are numerous other apps, it's a bit fragmented - though the interfaces you are using are probably the moat popilar.
If its sorting by number of posts all time, that could explain it. Mastodon.social is a quite old instance, so even if #BlackAcademia has a lot of activity recently, it still may not be approaching the number of posts under other hashtags going back years.
If this is so, Its definitely an interface confusion since next to the hashtag it seems to show RECENT activity rather than total number of posts.
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#History #US #Europe
*On #Racism*Very true.
Also, as #MatthewCooke in his #podcast series #AmericanOriginStories puts it,👉"the #US are a #SlaverNation." 👈All its institutions were built defending the landed gentry. (I learned a lot of new details of US history from it.)https://i.sonnet.fm/qLiqAW2LBYG87ay57
#Europe, on the other hand, did have a history of #slavery and #racism (e.g. against #Jews and #Muslims), but its institutions...
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#History #US #Europe
*On #Racism*Very true.
Also, as #MatthewCooke in his #podcast series #AmericanOriginStories puts it,👉"the #US are a #SlaverNation." 👈All its institutions were built defending the landed gentry. (I learned a lot of new details of US history from it.)https://i.sonnet.fm/qLiqAW2LBYG87ay57
#Europe, on the other hand, did have a history of #slavery and #racism (e.g. against #Jews and #Muslims), but its institutions...
@victoriadecapua @ricardoharvin @MelodyCooper @BlackAzizAnansi -
#History #US #Europe
*On #Racism*Very true.
Also, as #MatthewCooke in his #podcast series #AmericanOriginStories puts it,👉"the #US are a #SlaverNation." 👈All its institutions were built defending the landed gentry. (I learned a lot of new details of US history from it.)https://i.sonnet.fm/qLiqAW2LBYG87ay57
#Europe, on the other hand, did have a history of #slavery and #racism (e.g. against #Jews and #Muslims), but its institutions...
@victoriadecapua @ricardoharvin @MelodyCooper @BlackAzizAnansi -
#History #US #Europe
*On #Racism*Very true.
Also, as #MatthewCooke in his #podcast series #AmericanOriginStories puts it,👉"the #US are a #SlaverNation." 👈All its institutions were built defending the landed gentry. (I learned a lot of new details of US history from it.)https://i.sonnet.fm/qLiqAW2LBYG87ay57
#Europe, on the other hand, did have a history of #slavery and #racism (e.g. against #Jews and #Muslims), but its institutions...
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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse
“Person of Interest is about # Surveillance , # BigData , *AND* # AlgorithmicInference ( # AI ). There's no story without those three elements in equal proportion. Without widespread (1. surveillance there isn't...”
https://mstdn.social/@ricardoharvin/116598249179670854
🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.
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Not what I am saying.
Words in one language are not universal, in particular in Spanish and English, which are spoken in many countries around the globe.And: not even on one continent: #NativeAmerican was deemed awkward by a #BIPOC social activist from #Canada. They require #FirstNation or #FirstPeople.
Many #US citizens with indigenous roots do identify as...
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@ohmu @ricardoharvin @990000 Three way race between James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, and Donald Trump?
"Experience has clearly demonstrated that independent savage communities cannot long exist within the limits of a civilized population . . . To civilize them, and even to prevent their extinction, it seems to be indispensable that their independence as communities should cease, and that the control of the United States over them should be complete and undisputed." #JamesMonroe
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@ohmu @ricardoharvin @990000 Three way race between James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, and Donald Trump?
"Experience has clearly demonstrated that independent savage communities cannot long exist within the limits of a civilized population . . . To civilize them, and even to prevent their extinction, it seems to be indispensable that their independence as communities should cease, and that the control of the United States over them should be complete and undisputed." #JamesMonroe
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@ohmu @ricardoharvin @990000 Three way race between James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, and Donald Trump?
"Experience has clearly demonstrated that independent savage communities cannot long exist within the limits of a civilized population . . . To civilize them, and even to prevent their extinction, it seems to be indispensable that their independence as communities should cease, and that the control of the United States over them should be complete and undisputed." #JamesMonroe
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@ohmu @ricardoharvin @990000 Three way race between James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, and Donald Trump?
"Experience has clearly demonstrated that independent savage communities cannot long exist within the limits of a civilized population . . . To civilize them, and even to prevent their extinction, it seems to be indispensable that their independence as communities should cease, and that the control of the United States over them should be complete and undisputed." #JamesMonroe
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Because it's apparently especially relevant TODAY:
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.”
--Hannah Arendt,
Jewish survivor of Nazi Germany,
German-American historian and political philosopher,
1906-1975#ItCanHappenHere
#ItIsHappeningHereEDIT
In replies, @ricardoharvin points out that barbarism has always been present in the USA.He's absolutely right, and I appreciate the gentle, plain, but firm reminder.
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Because it's apparently especially relevant TODAY:
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.”
--Hannah Arendt,
Jewish survivor of Nazi Germany,
German-American historian and political philosopher,
1906-1975#ItCanHappenHere
#ItIsHappeningHereEDIT
In replies, @ricardoharvin points out that barbarism has always been present in the USA.He's absolutely right, and I appreciate the gentle, plain, but firm reminder.
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Because it's apparently especially relevant TODAY:
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.”
--Hannah Arendt,
Jewish survivor of Nazi Germany,
German-American historian and political philosopher,
1906-1975#ItCanHappenHere
#ItIsHappeningHereEDIT
In replies, @ricardoharvin points out that barbarism has always been present in the USA.He's absolutely right, and I appreciate the gentle, plain, but firm reminder.
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Because it's apparently especially relevant TODAY:
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.”
--Hannah Arendt,
Jewish survivor of Nazi Germany,
German-American historian and political philosopher,
1906-1975#ItCanHappenHere
#ItIsHappeningHereEDIT
In replies, @ricardoharvin points out that barbarism has always been present in the USA.He's absolutely right, and I appreciate the gentle, plain, but firm reminder.
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"Is all that we see or seem, but a dream within a dream?"
Having just seen it, The Beast, 2023, seems, in part, to be asking much the same question.
And I've never experienced end credits like these.
An original mix of period drama, sci-fi, and stalker flick that I'll need explained (I'm not bright in that way), I enjoyed it overall despite pacing, unexplained elements, and time jumping.
3.5 of 5 ⭐️
#TheBeast #LeBête #LéaSeydoux #BertrandBonello #film #movie #CriterionChannel
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Fuck JK Rowling. Fuck Harry Potter.
I do feel bad for decent people who fell in love with the books before it was well-known how feculent the author is, truly.
I don't have empathy for anyone directly involved in the new series, either as part of its production and distribution, or as consumer or supporter.
https://www.theverge.com/report/901818/hbo-harry-potter-jk-rowling-transphobia