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  1. Eva von Redecker: Fascism Is #Liberalism Broken Off to the Right

    Political philosopher Eva von Redecker on how fantasies of possession and loss fuel #fascism. This is part one of an in-depth interview.

    via Hanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein

    hannohauenstein.substack.com/p

  2. Book bans, unintended consequences and mainstream media
    Reality is often upsetting

    Censorship and challenging of library books in Western nations have risen sharply, driven by organized political campaigns targeting LGBTQIA+ themes, race, and geopolitical conflicts.

    * "Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint."
    “..It makes some people upset is unfortunate, but reality is often upsetting. This particular reality is especially upsetting … to the parents of the over 20,000 children killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023. Do Sydney officials plan on removing pro-Israel books from their libraries because it potentially upsets these community members?” >>
    theguardian.com/culture/2026/a

    * Book censorship?
    That is when the 'the Streisand effect' kicks in: "It is the phenomenon in which an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information results in the unintended consequence of the effort instead increasing public awareness of the information." (wikipedia)

    * Here is the banned book:
    How to Sell a Genocide
    The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza, By Adam H. Johnson >>
    plutobooks.com/product/how-to-
    #censorship #books #BookBans #BannedBooks #Sydney #UpsettingReality #libraries #PublicLibraries #HumanRights #liberalism #MassViolence #MSM #MainstreamMedia #TheFourthEstate #journalism #PressComplicity #ManufacturedConsent #DemonisingDissent #genocide #RealityDenial

  3. Orientalism and the Denial of Muslim Political Agency

    Western political discourse often treats Muslims as politically illegible, interpreting Muslim societies through secular or liberal frameworks. This critique examines how Orientalism embedded in Western political thought denies Muslim political agency and frames Islamic resistance as a threat rather than a response to imperial violence.

    wrzky.com/orientalism-and-the-

  4. […] authoritarian liberals who, once in power, consider resorting to force because they know full well that their policies are unpopular; those same authoritarian liberals who want to form an alliance with the far right, who back down because it wants too much, and finally take a gamble on entrusting it with power…"

    Johan Chapoutot wrote about Germany in 1932

    #3Blocs #circleOfReason #liberals #liberalism #downgrading #order #presidentialism #constitution #government #farCentre #farCenter #Macron #Papen #vonPapen #Hindenburg #Hitler #Nazism #rise #ascension #fascism #elites #elite #history #centrism #Germany #book #Chapoutot #Mussolini #quote #quotes #centre #center #beliefs #squash #CDU #Weimar #AfD #normalisation #Thuringia #media #authoritarianLiberalism #budget #CarlSchmitt #Schmitt #stateOfEmergency

  5. […] authoritarian liberals who, once in power, consider resorting to force because they know full well that their policies are unpopular; those same authoritarian liberals who want to form an alliance with the far right, who back down because it wants too much, and finally take a gamble on entrusting it with power…"

    Johan Chapoutot wrote about Germany in 1932

    #3Blocs #circleOfReason #liberals #liberalism #downgrading #order #presidentialism #constitution #government #farCentre #farCenter #Macron #Papen #vonPapen #Hindenburg #Hitler #Nazism #rise #ascension #fascism #elites #elite #history #centrism #Germany #book #Chapoutot #Mussolini #quote #quotes #centre #center #beliefs #squash #CDU #Weimar #AfD #normalisation #Thuringia #media #authoritarianLiberalism #budget #CarlSchmitt #Schmitt #stateOfEmergency

  6. […] authoritarian liberals who, once in power, consider resorting to force because they know full well that their policies are unpopular; those same authoritarian liberals who want to form an alliance with the far right, who back down because it wants too much, and finally take a gamble on entrusting it with power…"

    Johan Chapoutot wrote about Germany in 1932

    #3Blocs #circleOfReason #liberals #liberalism #downgrading #order #presidentialism #constitution #government #farCentre #farCenter #Macron #Papen #vonPapen #Hindenburg #Hitler #Nazism #rise #ascension #fascism #elites #elite #history #centrism #Germany #book #Chapoutot #Mussolini #quote #quotes #centre #center #beliefs #squash #CDU #Weimar #AfD #normalisation #Thuringia #media #authoritarianLiberalism #budget #CarlSchmitt #Schmitt #stateOfEmergency

  7. […] authoritarian liberals who, once in power, consider resorting to force because they know full well that their policies are unpopular; those same authoritarian liberals who want to form an alliance with the far right, who back down because it wants too much, and finally take a gamble on entrusting it with power…"

    Johan Chapoutot wrote about Germany in 1932

    #3Blocs #circleOfReason #liberals #liberalism #downgrading #order #presidentialism #constitution #government #farCentre #farCenter #Macron #Papen #vonPapen #Hindenburg #Hitler #Nazism #rise #ascension #fascism #elites #elite #history #centrism #Germany #book #Chapoutot #Mussolini #quote #quotes #centre #center #beliefs #squash #CDU #Weimar #AfD #normalisation #Thuringia #media #authoritarianLiberalism #budget #CarlSchmitt #Schmitt #stateOfEmergency

  8. […] authoritarian liberals who, once in power, consider resorting to force because they know full well that their policies are unpopular; those same authoritarian liberals who want to form an alliance with the far right, who back down because it wants too much, and finally take a gamble on entrusting it with power…"

    Johan Chapoutot wrote about Germany in 1932

  9. On the Hebrew University’s invitation to Javier Milei and why it shouldn’t surprise anyone

    #Argentine President Javier #Milei is expected to arrive in Jerusalem tomorrow to speak at the Hebrew University. Miley is admired by the Israeli right for his unwavering support of Israel and his promise to relocate the Argentinian embassy to #Jerusalem.

    Since taking office, Milei has slashed over 70% of public university budgets, vetoing a law to ensure adequate funding and accusing faculty members at the University of Buenos Aires of corruption. The university’s budget has seen a 26% cut while the Argentinian secret service budget increased by 68%. Over 60% of university employees are now below the poverty line. While austerity measures might be argued for, Milei's actions appear to be a deliberate attack on education, #liberalism, and potential political opposition.

    Hebrew haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-06

    There have been growing calls to boycott the Hebrew University. Two Dutch universities have recommended suspending academic partnerships, citing the institution’s complicity in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

    The Hebrew University was found to be directly training Israeli military intelligence officers through the Havatzalot program. The university develops military technologies used in #Gaza through Talpiot program. The campus was built on illegally occupied Palestinian land in East Jerusalem and armed soldiers attend classes on campus, creating militarized environment.

    New advice: minimise existing cooperation with three Israeli universities erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2025/05/

    PDF eur.nl/media/2025-05-20250526-

    PDF ru.nl/sites/default/files/2025

    See also Maya Wind's book, Towers of Ivory and Steel, investigates the material realities of this involvement, arguing that Israeli universities are deeply embedded in the state and implicated in decades of Palestinian dispossession.

    @academicchatter
    @palestine
    @israel
    #IsraelWarCrimes #HebrewUniversity
    #neoliberalism

  10. Here are some reflections of the first gathering of the Coalition of the Future Academy. The Coalition charts a course that invites us to relinquish the hegemony of liberal subjectivity and embrace our interconnectedness.

    cplong.org/2024/01/coalition-f

    #HigherEd #Future #Transformation #Neoliberalism #rhizomes #subjectivity #liberalism @kfitz @humetricshss @schopie1 @terrainsvagues @jasonrhody @lmrhody @msucal @hello