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Sweden faces critical election on Sunday

Sweden is set to hold an election on Sunday that will be pivotal in shaping the cou…
#Sweden #Sverige #SE #Europe #Europa #EU #ECR #farright #generalelection #GustavGellerbrant #interference #JimmieÅkesson #LEADERSHIP #MagdalenaAndersson #ModerateParty #NATO #NicholasAylott #nyheter #populism #Right-wingextremism #Russia #SocialDemocrats #sweden #swedendemocrats #Ukraine #ulfkristersson #white-supremacism #ZethIsaksson
https://www.europesays.com/3246221/

Sweden faces critical election on Sunday https://www.byteseu.com/2357839/ #ECR #FarRight #GeneralElection #GustavGellerbrant #interference #JimmieÅkesson #leadership #MagdalenaAndersson #ModerateParty #NATO #NicholasAylott #populism #RightWingExtremism #Russia #SocialDemocrats #Sweden #SwedenDemocrats #Ukraine #UlfKristersson #WhiteSupremacism #ZethIsaksson

»CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety« https://theconversation.com/cdc-vs-pennsylvania-why-conflicting-public-health-messages-jeopardize-public-safety-291239?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

»CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety« https://theconversation.com/cdc-vs-pennsylvania-why-conflicting-public-health-messages-jeopardize-public-safety-291239?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

»CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety« https://theconversation.com/cdc-vs-pennsylvania-why-conflicting-public-health-messages-jeopardize-public-safety-291239?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

»Populists claim to speak for ‘the people’ – but who are they actually talking about?« https://theconversation.com/populists-claim-to-speak-for-the-people-but-who-are-they-actually-talking-about-290641?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

»Populists claim to speak for ‘the people’ – but who are they actually talking about?« https://theconversation.com/populists-claim-to-speak-for-the-people-but-who-are-they-actually-talking-about-290641?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

»Populists claim to speak for ‘the people’ – but who are they actually talking about?« https://theconversation.com/populists-claim-to-speak-for-the-people-but-who-are-they-actually-talking-about-290641?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

https://www.europesays.com/ee/273291/ ERAKONDADE VOX POPULI Jaak Madison: AfD venemeelsus on probleem, aga see probleem ei alanud AfDst – arvamus.postimees.ee #afd #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #EE #Eesti #EestiKeel #Estonia #Estonian #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #kliimapoliitika #LatestNews #LatestNews #Maailm #News #paremäärmuslus #PopulaarseimadLood #populism #Saksamaa #SaksiAnhaltiLiidumaa #sisseränne #TopStories #TopStories #ÜldisedUudised #Uudised #ViimasedUudised #World #WorldNews #WorldNews

https://www.europesays.com/ee/273269/ Rändevastane partei võib parembloki võidu korral pääseda Rootsi valitsusse | Välismaa #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #EE #Eesti #EestiKeel #Estonia #Estonian #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #LatestNews #LatestNews #Maailm #News #parempoolsed #PopulaarseimadLood #populism #Rootsi #TopStories #TopStories #ÜldisedUudised #Uudised #vasakpoolsed #ViimasedUudised #World #WorldNews #WorldNews

»Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive« https://theconversation.com/americans-agree-their-democracy-is-in-crisis-yet-the-solution-is-as-simple-as-it-is-elusive-286541?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

»Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive« https://theconversation.com/americans-agree-their-democracy-is-in-crisis-yet-the-solution-is-as-simple-as-it-is-elusive-286541?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

»Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive« https://theconversation.com/americans-agree-their-democracy-is-in-crisis-yet-the-solution-is-as-simple-as-it-is-elusive-286541?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

There's something that's so sad, yet so unsurprising about Trump's response to the '#NoKings' protest... To him and his cronies, he is more than King 👑, to himself especially, he is the centre of the universe and the 'most powerful man in the world '.. But after all he's represented and done, even considering #Project2025 , isn't this a tragedy where the people have only themselves to blame?
#Populism or not, the Trump effect is a symptom of a larger problem, a dissonance of the populace.. a clouding of the collective judgment of what's right and wrong.. A sort of extreme example of political division that descends into vitriol and hate, the kind that'd make movies like #CivilWar seem likely to happen irl..
Since #Trump was duly elected, and by none else but American citizens, maybe then the issues at hand are self-inflicted?? It's not like #racism and #immigration are new topics that Trump hasn't talked about or acted on before.. He's been president before and he's been opposed to hosting immigrants before, even building his infamous wall 🧱..
Therefore, if we elected Trump knowing all this.. essentially giving him the tools of power to effect his (and by extension, our) beliefs, maybe then it's we that are doing this ourselves,, raiding people's homes and workplaces and 'deporting them to camps'.. maybe it's us doing this through Trump.. maybe we are, subconsciously, throwing out those we feel do not belong??.. and blaming Trump because it's the easier thing to do rather than blaming ourselves... 🤷🤷
Maybe #NoKingsProtest is a realization that we messed up big time, and would much rather have chosen better; as we think we shall next time? Question is, though, if we didn't learn on Trump's first presidency 🥇, shall we ever??
#Trump #Elections #AmericanDemocracy #Politics #Opinion #Democracy #NoKings #TrumpJet #USPolitics #ManiaNews #ManiaAfrica

I recently read a couple of Elmore Leonard crime novels -- "Riding the Rap" and "Out of Sight".

I don't read that much contemporary fiction, nor do I have a deep background in crime fiction as a genre, so you'll have to make do with the remarks of a relatively ill informed reader.

I can see why Leonard is a both popular and respected writer. He knows how to structure a gripping narrative, and his dialogue rings true.

On a more critical note, I can imagine these two novels providing future students of US culture with material for a study of the anxieties and aspirations of middle class white men in an America seemingly riven with disorder.

In "Riding the Rap", Leonard's background as a writer of westerns comes across; the US marshal protagonist brings order to a lawless frontier by acting on his own initiative rather than a mere agent of a federal bureaucracy. Here though, the frontier is no longer in the west, but in Florida, and the threatening nonwhite others are no longer American Indians but a Puerto Rican hitman and a Black Bahamian immigrant who, as part of his assimilation to Black America, adopted an Islamic name.

Leonard's depiction of racial attitudes intersects with his representation of socioeconomic class distinctions. The two nonwhite criminals act for a while as henchmen to a drink and drug addled wealthy white playboy, whose kidnapping plan drives the plot forward. His exploitation of his senile mother's wealth and the revelation of her ugly racist attitudes point to the class and status tensions that exist between a decadent white upper class and the Appalachian coalmining heritage of the US marshal protagonist.

These racial and white populist themes recur in "Out of Sight", where middle aged, middle class, white bank robbers are contrasted with African American home invaders, the latter being characterized by their cruelty, treachery, idleness, lust, and greed.

In both novels the middle aged male protagonist beds a much younger female character; some readers might find these glimpses of the fantasy life of ageing men unintentionally ludicrous.

I think I'll reserve final judgment on Leonard until I've read another of his books. "Swag" is supposed to be good, but neither my local second bookstore nor my libraries have it available at the moment, and I don't want to pay full price for it.

#Books #ElmoreLeonard #USLiterature #CrimeFiction #RidingTheRap #OutOfSight #Race #Racism #Populism #USCulture

BestoftheLeft #1736: "Not the Opposition Party the Country Needs Right Now"

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🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: On the murder of Charlie Kirk

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#podcast #progressive #progressives #ProgressivePolitics #politics #USpolitics #democrats #schumer #jeffries #zohranmamdani #mamdani #OppositionParty #DemocraticSocialism #populism #democracy

"Free Speech" / "Freie Meinungsäußerung" als reine Ablenkung vom wirklich Entscheidenden: von Macht

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xJN2hGTAeg

#Machtrealismus #Machtverhältnisse #Machtdynamik #Trump #Putin #Böhmermann #Pispers #VolkerPispers #Rhetoric #Rhetorik #Populismus #Populism #öffentlichkeit #Kimmel #public #politics #aristocracy #democracy #colbert #violence #money #wealth #Machiavelli #Realism #Idealism #Zivilgesellschaft #Einfluss #ThomasGordon #Belohnen #Bestrafen #reward #punish #punishment #power

Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy unveils the radical shift in Donald Trump's presidency, transforming into an authoritarian regime that embraces chaos and centralizes power. The rhetoric has evolved to a neo-imperial economic view, driving a wedge in democratic norms while invoking martyrdom among supporters. This exploration reveals the historical context shaping Trumpism and its impact on American politics. Dive deeper into this insightful analysis: https://www.alternet.org/the-republican-party-s-50-year/ #DonaldTrump #Authoritarianism #Populism #PoliticalPolarization #History #CulturalWar #MediaInfluence #Trumpism #AmericanPolitics

In which Senator Whitehouse validates what I’ve been saying over and over Sharon since the #budget vote.

We need to dump the purity tests and abandon the reflexive #cancellation of those who disagree with us in good faith. As Senator Whitehouse explains very clearly, that’s exactly what this was: a good-faith disagreement between two groups making their best guess about what the future might hold. If you’re asserting otherwise, the burden’s on you to prove your case.

We’ll never know what would have happened on the path not taken. That’s part of what makes governing so difficult.

#senate #SenateDems
#Schumer #populism #impeach47
#deportelon

(From the butterfly 🦋 site)

https://bsky.app/profile/whitehouse.senate.gov/post/3lkjexynfgc2n

🇹🇭🧐Corruption still a problem
"how hv grey businesses involving #Chinese #mafia gangs been made possible? Only bec certain #state #authorities hv turned a #blindeye. When it comes to corruption, there's no significant difference btw #civilian #administrations & #military #regimes.. It shld be noted tt #Thais first learned of the term #policy-oriented #corruption shortly after #Thaksin #Shinawatra took office in 2000. Extreme #populism is a trademark of e Shinawatra family"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2961370/corruption-still-a-problem

"Fewer Americans eligible to vote bothered to do so compared to 2020. Then over 158m voted, this time the vote was down to 143m. The voter turnout of those eligible fell to 58.2% from the high of 65.9% in 2020.
"Around 40% of Americans registered to vote did not do so. And the number of Americans who failed to register rose to 19m from 12m in 2020. So, although Trump got 51% of those who voted, he actually got only 28% support of Americans of voting age."
Michael Roberts: https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2024/11/09/us-election-2024-inflation-immigration-and-identity/

The incumbent parties in developed countries obtain fewer votes than before:

#turnOut #results #elections #electoralism #electionYear #inflation #populism #poverty #complacency #DemocraticParty #USA #Trump #MAGA #DonaldTrump #KamalaHarris #USPol #USPolitics #politics #campaigning #liberals #Democrats #establishment #vote #voting #votes #suffrages

"Huey comes to power running against the big corporations. He comes to power working to smash Standard Oil [..] They try to impeach him, they almost do impeach him in his first year as Governor..."

The Life and Times of #HueyPLong

with #RobertMann, author of #KingfishU: #HueyLong and #LSU

https://youtu.be/GM7fb_nVqCg

#TheKingfish #Louisiana #UShistory #AmericanHistory #SouthernHistory #populism #USpol #books

#LettersAndPolitics

#Kingfish / #RandyNewman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riOxEDVfkt8

The present post only is a complement to the excellent answer by @ds

@talkinto
Indeed people are reluctant to solutions coming from the industry. Witness the enormous literature on #populism.

Hence we do not live in a "solutionist age". Morozov stirred a moral panic to boost his sales. Which worked.
Do you know about Herbert #Marcuse?

@anthropocene @technique @climate

#geoEngineering #transition #mitigation #marketing #books #solutionism #TechnoSolutionism #Tech #technology

#Oliver #Anthony and the #Incoherence of #RightWing #Populism.

For some on the #left, the seemingly broad #appeal of Anthony’s #bitter #anthem is wholly #illusory, and the #singer #himself is #worthy of #contempt.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Virginia #Music #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #AntiSemitism #Racism #Misogyny #Xenophobia #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/08/oliver-anthony-and-the-incoherence-of-right-wing-populism.html