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  1. #RecomendaciónLiteraria

    Un fracaso heroico. El Brexit y la política del dolor, Fintan O'Toole

    Si quieren entender de verdad todo el enredo del Brexit sin que les den un discurso aburrido lleno de datos acartonados, este libro del periodista irlandés Fintan O'Toole es la opción ideal. El autor no se queda en la superficie de los chismes políticos de Londres, sino que escarba a fondo en la mentalidad, la historia y la cultura popular de la sociedad británica para explicar cómo llegaron a tomar esa decisión tan drástica de salirse de la Unión Europea. Con un estilo ameno, inteligente y por momentos lleno de un humor bastante ácido, O'Toole nos muestra que el Brexit no ocurrió por un simple capricho de 2016, sino que fue el resultado de un largo proceso donde el Reino Unido nunca terminó de digerir la pérdida de su antiguo imperio global.

    Lo mejor de la obra es que desmenuza con mucha claridad cómo se utilizó el discurso de la nostalgia y el victimismo para convencer a la gente de que regresar al pasado resolvería sus problemas actuales. El autor analiza cómo la política del dolor y el autoengaño sirvieron para que millones de votantes apoyaran una desconexión que afectaría sus propias fronteras, sus mercados y sus leyes, todo bajo la falsa promesa de recuperar una soberanía absoluta que en el mundo moderno ya no funciona de forma aislada. Es una lectura imprescindible y muy fácil de digerir para comprender el choque cultural, las mentiras de las campañas publicitarias y las fracturas sociales que todavía hoy siguen sacudiendo al Reino Unido.

    — A. Eldritch, Periodista, Locutor, podcaster y bloger del fediverso

    Alt text via @altbot y @TeLoDescribot

    #RecomendaciónLiteraria #Libros #Brexit #FintanOToole #Historia #Política #Europa #PensamientoCrítico

  2. #RecomendaciónLiteraria

    Un fracaso heroico. El Brexit y la política del dolor, Fintan O'Toole

    Si quieren entender de verdad todo el enredo del Brexit sin que les den un discurso aburrido lleno de datos acartonados, este libro del periodista irlandés Fintan O'Toole es la opción ideal. El autor no se queda en la superficie de los chismes políticos de Londres, sino que escarba a fondo en la mentalidad, la historia y la cultura popular de la sociedad británica para explicar cómo llegaron a tomar esa decisión tan drástica de salirse de la Unión Europea. Con un estilo ameno, inteligente y por momentos lleno de un humor bastante ácido, O'Toole nos muestra que el Brexit no ocurrió por un simple capricho de 2016, sino que fue el resultado de un largo proceso donde el Reino Unido nunca terminó de digerir la pérdida de su antiguo imperio global.

    Lo mejor de la obra es que desmenuza con mucha claridad cómo se utilizó el discurso de la nostalgia y el victimismo para convencer a la gente de que regresar al pasado resolvería sus problemas actuales. El autor analiza cómo la política del dolor y el autoengaño sirvieron para que millones de votantes apoyaran una desconexión que afectaría sus propias fronteras, sus mercados y sus leyes, todo bajo la falsa promesa de recuperar una soberanía absoluta que en el mundo moderno ya no funciona de forma aislada. Es una lectura imprescindible y muy fácil de digerir para comprender el choque cultural, las mentiras de las campañas publicitarias y las fracturas sociales que todavía hoy siguen sacudiendo al Reino Unido.

    — A. Eldritch, Periodista, Locutor, podcaster y bloger del fediverso

    Alt text via @altbot y @TeLoDescribot

    #RecomendaciónLiteraria #Libros #Brexit #FintanOToole #Historia #Política #Europa #PensamientoCrítico

  3. #RecomendaciónLiteraria

    Un fracaso heroico. El Brexit y la política del dolor, Fintan O'Toole

    Si quieren entender de verdad todo el enredo del Brexit sin que les den un discurso aburrido lleno de datos acartonados, este libro del periodista irlandés Fintan O'Toole es la opción ideal. El autor no se queda en la superficie de los chismes políticos de Londres, sino que escarba a fondo en la mentalidad, la historia y la cultura popular de la sociedad británica para explicar cómo llegaron a tomar esa decisión tan drástica de salirse de la Unión Europea. Con un estilo ameno, inteligente y por momentos lleno de un humor bastante ácido, O'Toole nos muestra que el Brexit no ocurrió por un simple capricho de 2016, sino que fue el resultado de un largo proceso donde el Reino Unido nunca terminó de digerir la pérdida de su antiguo imperio global.

    Lo mejor de la obra es que desmenuza con mucha claridad cómo se utilizó el discurso de la nostalgia y el victimismo para convencer a la gente de que regresar al pasado resolvería sus problemas actuales. El autor analiza cómo la política del dolor y el autoengaño sirvieron para que millones de votantes apoyaran una desconexión que afectaría sus propias fronteras, sus mercados y sus leyes, todo bajo la falsa promesa de recuperar una soberanía absoluta que en el mundo moderno ya no funciona de forma aislada. Es una lectura imprescindible y muy fácil de digerir para comprender el choque cultural, las mentiras de las campañas publicitarias y las fracturas sociales que todavía hoy siguen sacudiendo al Reino Unido.

    — A. Eldritch, Periodista, Locutor, podcaster y bloger del fediverso

    Alt text via @altbot y @TeLoDescribot

    #RecomendaciónLiteraria #Libros #Brexit #FintanOToole #Historia #Política #Europa #PensamientoCrítico

  4. #RecomendaciónLiteraria

    Un fracaso heroico. El Brexit y la política del dolor, Fintan O'Toole

    Si quieren entender de verdad todo el enredo del Brexit sin que les den un discurso aburrido lleno de datos acartonados, este libro del periodista irlandés Fintan O'Toole es la opción ideal. El autor no se queda en la superficie de los chismes políticos de Londres, sino que escarba a fondo en la mentalidad, la historia y la cultura popular de la sociedad británica para explicar cómo llegaron a tomar esa decisión tan drástica de salirse de la Unión Europea. Con un estilo ameno, inteligente y por momentos lleno de un humor bastante ácido, O'Toole nos muestra que el Brexit no ocurrió por un simple capricho de 2016, sino que fue el resultado de un largo proceso donde el Reino Unido nunca terminó de digerir la pérdida de su antiguo imperio global.

    Lo mejor de la obra es que desmenuza con mucha claridad cómo se utilizó el discurso de la nostalgia y el victimismo para convencer a la gente de que regresar al pasado resolvería sus problemas actuales. El autor analiza cómo la política del dolor y el autoengaño sirvieron para que millones de votantes apoyaran una desconexión que afectaría sus propias fronteras, sus mercados y sus leyes, todo bajo la falsa promesa de recuperar una soberanía absoluta que en el mundo moderno ya no funciona de forma aislada. Es una lectura imprescindible y muy fácil de digerir para comprender el choque cultural, las mentiras de las campañas publicitarias y las fracturas sociales que todavía hoy siguen sacudiendo al Reino Unido.

    — A. Eldritch, Periodista, Locutor, podcaster y bloger del fediverso

    Alt text via @altbot y @TeLoDescribot

    #RecomendaciónLiteraria #Libros #Brexit #FintanOToole #Historia #Política #Europa #PensamientoCrítico

  5. The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 edited by Anthony Seldon review – life without EU
    By Fintan O’Toole

    Essays by the great and the good address the legacy of Brexit, but ignore the nationalist elephant in the room

    theguardian.com/books/2026/jul

    #Historybooks #Politicsbooks #Books #Culture #Essays #Brexit #TheGuardian #FintanOToole

  6. The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 edited by Anthony Seldon review – life without EU
    By Fintan O’Toole

    Essays by the great and the good address the legacy of Brexit, but ignore the nationalist elephant in the room

    theguardian.com/books/2026/jul

    #Historybooks #Politicsbooks #Books #Culture #Essays #Brexit #TheGuardian #FintanOToole

  7. The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 edited by Anthony Seldon review – life without EU
    By Fintan O’Toole

    Essays by the great and the good address the legacy of Brexit, but ignore the nationalist elephant in the room

    theguardian.com/books/2026/jul

    #Historybooks #Politicsbooks #Books #Culture #Essays #Brexit #TheGuardian #FintanOToole

  8. The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 edited by Anthony Seldon review – life without EU
    By Fintan O’Toole

    Essays by the great and the good address the legacy of Brexit, but ignore the nationalist elephant in the room

    theguardian.com/books/2026/jul

    #Historybooks #Politicsbooks #Books #Culture #Essays #Brexit #TheGuardian #FintanOToole

  9. Ireland's #FuelProtests have been run by bullying men with big machines and far-right politics.

    #FintanOToole on how the far right has seized the agenda in Irish politics.

    archive.is/JjylJ

    #iepol

  10. Ireland's #FuelProtests have been run by bullying men with big machines and far-right politics.

    #FintanOToole on how the far right has seized the agenda in Irish politics.

    archive.is/JjylJ

    #iepol

  11. Ireland's #FuelProtests have been run by bullying men with big machines and far-right politics.

    #FintanOToole on how the far right has seized the agenda in Irish politics.

    archive.is/JjylJ

    #iepol

  12. Ireland's #FuelProtests have been run by bullying men with big machines and far-right politics.

    #FintanOToole on how the far right has seized the agenda in Irish politics.

    archive.is/JjylJ

    #iepol

  13. Fintan O'Toole is a liberal rather a lefty, but he is a social democratic liberal rather than a classical liberal. So there was hope that the doyen of Irish columnists would show some sympathy with Connolly's views.

    But instead, the mighty O'Toole has thrown his lot in unequivocally with #TheIrishTimes's strident loyalty to the EU's militarism. :(

    Paywalled original: irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/09

    Archived full text: archive.is/fD6RL
    #IrishTimes #FintanOToole #CatherineConnolly #Aras25

  14. Fintan O'Toole is a liberal rather a lefty, but he is a social democratic liberal rather than a classical liberal. So there was hope that the doyen of Irish columnists would show some sympathy with Connolly's views.

    But instead, the mighty O'Toole has thrown his lot in unequivocally with #TheIrishTimes's strident loyalty to the EU's militarism. :(

    Paywalled original: irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/09

    Archived full text: archive.is/fD6RL
    #IrishTimes #FintanOToole #CatherineConnolly #Aras25

  15. Fintan O'Toole is a liberal rather a lefty, but he is a social democratic liberal rather than a classical liberal. So there was hope that the doyen of Irish columnists would show some sympathy with Connolly's views.

    But instead, the mighty O'Toole has thrown his lot in unequivocally with #TheIrishTimes's strident loyalty to the EU's militarism. :(

    Paywalled original: irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/09

    Archived full text: archive.is/fD6RL
    #IrishTimes #FintanOToole #CatherineConnolly #Aras25

  16. Fintan O'Toole is a liberal rather a lefty, but he is a social democratic liberal rather than a classical liberal. So there was hope that the doyen of Irish columnists would show some sympathy with Connolly's views.

    But instead, the mighty O'Toole has thrown his lot in unequivocally with #TheIrishTimes's strident loyalty to the EU's militarism. :(

    Paywalled original: irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/09

    Archived full text: archive.is/fD6RL
    #IrishTimes #FintanOToole #CatherineConnolly #Aras25

  17. A fine profile piece from #FintanOToole on Dr. Ivor Browne who passed recently

    In a country which had a long ugly history of incarcerating individuals deemed unfit to be allowed in public (Magdalene Launderies, Industrial Schools), Browne advocated for the treatment of #MentalHealth beyond the boundaries of walled asylums, eliminating the shame of #MentalIllness for many in #Ireland

    Subscription Required:🔑 irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/01

  18. A fine profile piece from #FintanOToole on Dr. Ivor Browne who passed recently

    In a country which had a long ugly history of incarcerating individuals deemed unfit to be allowed in public (Magdalene Launderies, Industrial Schools), Browne advocated for the treatment of #MentalHealth beyond the boundaries of walled asylums, eliminating the shame of #MentalIllness for many in #Ireland

    Subscription Required:🔑 irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/01

  19. A fine profile piece from #FintanOToole on Dr. Ivor Browne who passed recently

    In a country which had a long ugly history of incarcerating individuals deemed unfit to be allowed in public (Magdalene Launderies, Industrial Schools), Browne advocated for the treatment of #MentalHealth beyond the boundaries of walled asylums, eliminating the shame of #MentalIllness for many in #Ireland

    Subscription Required:🔑 irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/01

  20. A fine profile piece from #FintanOToole on Dr. Ivor Browne who passed recently

    In a country which had a long ugly history of incarcerating individuals deemed unfit to be allowed in public (Magdalene Launderies, Industrial Schools), Browne advocated for the treatment of #MentalHealth beyond the boundaries of walled asylums, eliminating the shame of #MentalIllness for many in #Ireland

    Subscription Required:🔑 irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/01

  21. This is a very interesting take by Fintan O'Toole on the historical context of the recent riot in Dublin. I am not knowledgeable on the subject so I'd be interested on what others, better informed than me, make of his analysis.

    archive.is/ZsOCb

    #Dublin #DublinRiots #FintanOToole #Ireland #IrishHistory

  22. This is a very interesting take by Fintan O'Toole on the historical context of the recent riot in Dublin. I am not knowledgeable on the subject so I'd be interested on what others, better informed than me, make of his analysis.

    archive.is/ZsOCb

    #Dublin #DublinRiots #FintanOToole #Ireland #IrishHistory

  23. This is a very interesting take by Fintan O'Toole on the historical context of the recent riot in Dublin. I am not knowledgeable on the subject so I'd be interested on what others, better informed than me, make of his analysis.

    archive.is/ZsOCb

    #Dublin #DublinRiots #FintanOToole #Ireland #IrishHistory

  24. This is a very interesting take by Fintan O'Toole on the historical context of the recent riot in Dublin. I am not knowledgeable on the subject so I'd be interested on what others, better informed than me, make of his analysis.

    archive.is/ZsOCb

    #Dublin #DublinRiots #FintanOToole #Ireland #IrishHistory

  25. Interesting take by Fintan O’Toole in the New York Review on the current situation in the Middle East. TL;DR it's not good. He thinks (from his recent writing and podcasts) that Israel has no viable end game and seems to be relying on the Americans, British and French to send troops in to restore order and rebuild the West Bank. If that is the case then they are delusional.

    nybooks.com/online/2023/10/31/

    #FintanOToole #NewYorkReview #Israel #Hamas #Gaza

  26. Interesting take by Fintan O’Toole in the New York Review on the current situation in the Middle East. TL;DR it's not good. He thinks (from his recent writing and podcasts) that Israel has no viable end game and seems to be relying on the Americans, British and French to send troops in to restore order and rebuild the West Bank. If that is the case then they are delusional.

    nybooks.com/online/2023/10/31/

    #FintanOToole #NewYorkReview #Israel #Hamas #Gaza

  27. Interesting take by Fintan O’Toole in the New York Review on the current situation in the Middle East. TL;DR it's not good. He thinks (from his recent writing and podcasts) that Israel has no viable end game and seems to be relying on the Americans, British and French to send troops in to restore order and rebuild the West Bank. If that is the case then they are delusional.

    nybooks.com/online/2023/10/31/

    #FintanOToole #NewYorkReview #Israel #Hamas #Gaza

  28. Interesting take by Fintan O’Toole in the New York Review on the current situation in the Middle East. TL;DR it's not good. He thinks (from his recent writing and podcasts) that Israel has no viable end game and seems to be relying on the Americans, British and French to send troops in to restore order and rebuild the West Bank. If that is the case then they are delusional.

    nybooks.com/online/2023/10/31/

    #FintanOToole #NewYorkReview #Israel #Hamas #Gaza

  29. Great article from #FintanOToole for those of you that have an #IrishTimes subscripion

    FOT serves and important reminder that history is complex and rarely simplistically binary. The intersection of #IrishHistory with #Palestine and #Israel during the last century is both complicated and surprising

    #Mastodaoine #MiddleEast
    🔑 irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/10

  30. Great article from #FintanOToole for those of you that have an #IrishTimes subscripion

    FOT serves and important reminder that history is complex and rarely simplistically binary. The intersection of #IrishHistory with #Palestine and #Israel during the last century is both complicated and surprising

    #Mastodaoine #MiddleEast
    🔑 irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/10

  31. Great article from #FintanOToole for those of you that have an #IrishTimes subscripion

    FOT serves and important reminder that history is complex and rarely simplistically binary. The intersection of #IrishHistory with #Palestine and #Israel during the last century is both complicated and surprising

    #Mastodaoine #MiddleEast
    🔑 irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/10

  32. Great article from #FintanOToole for those of you that have an #IrishTimes subscripion

    FOT serves and important reminder that history is complex and rarely simplistically binary. The intersection of #IrishHistory with #Palestine and #Israel during the last century is both complicated and surprising

    #Mastodaoine #MiddleEast
    🔑 irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/10

  33. @retrohondajunki

    As a former user of #Twitter and news hound (i will admit to lurking at times), I can think of many good journalists I would like to see on #Mastodon:

    Irish columnist #FintanOToole is a name the jumps immediately to mind. Here, he's wrriting on the perils of #genealogy in Nazi Germany

    nybooks.com/articles/2023/09/2

  34. @retrohondajunki

    As a former user of #Twitter and news hound (i will admit to lurking at times), I can think of many good journalists I would like to see on #Mastodon:

    Irish columnist #FintanOToole is a name the jumps immediately to mind. Here, he's wrriting on the perils of #genealogy in Nazi Germany

    nybooks.com/articles/2023/09/2

  35. @retrohondajunki

    As a former user of #Twitter and news hound (i will admit to lurking at times), I can think of many good journalists I would like to see on #Mastodon:

    Irish columnist #FintanOToole is a name the jumps immediately to mind. Here, he's wrriting on the perils of #genealogy in Nazi Germany

    nybooks.com/articles/2023/09/2

  36. @retrohondajunki

    As a former user of #Twitter and news hound (i will admit to lurking at times), I can think of many good journalists I would like to see on #Mastodon:

    Irish columnist #FintanOToole is a name the jumps immediately to mind. Here, he's wrriting on the perils of #genealogy in Nazi Germany

    nybooks.com/articles/2023/09/2

  37. Fintan O'Toole about the Nobel Prize winning scientists that have been warning us about the climate crisis and the need to stop driving and otherwise polluting since the 1950s - and how we have managed to avoid hearing them
    #ClimateCrisis #FintanOToole #EdwardTeller
    irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/08

  38. Fintan O'Toole about the Nobel Prize winning scientists that have been warning us about the climate crisis and the need to stop driving and otherwise polluting since the 1950s - and how we have managed to avoid hearing them
    #ClimateCrisis #FintanOToole #EdwardTeller
    irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/08

  39. Fintan O'Toole about the Nobel Prize winning scientists that have been warning us about the climate crisis and the need to stop driving and otherwise polluting since the 1950s - and how we have managed to avoid hearing them
    #ClimateCrisis #FintanOToole #EdwardTeller
    irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/08

  40. Fintan O'Toole about the Nobel Prize winning scientists that have been warning us about the climate crisis and the need to stop driving and otherwise polluting since the 1950s - and how we have managed to avoid hearing them
    #ClimateCrisis #FintanOToole #EdwardTeller
    irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/08