#progressivism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #progressivism, aggregated by home.social.
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True progressive, or not?
https://youtube.com/shorts/aNxOa9N8Mgk?si=lcx43w8XB-Ihh-rG
@zeteo #zeteo @mehdihasan @premthakker #mehdihasan #premthakker #progressive #progressivism #freepalestine #ice #fuckice #racism #fuckracism #uspol #uspolitics #democraticparty #hypocrisy #allpowertothepeople #nopowertothepigs -
True progressive, or not?
https://youtube.com/shorts/aNxOa9N8Mgk?si=lcx43w8XB-Ihh-rG
@zeteo #zeteo @mehdihasan @premthakker #mehdihasan #premthakker #progressive #progressivism #freepalestine #ice #fuckice #racism #fuckracism #uspol #uspolitics #democraticparty #hypocrisy #allpowertothepeople #nopowertothepigs -
True progressive, or not?
https://youtube.com/shorts/aNxOa9N8Mgk?si=lcx43w8XB-Ihh-rG
@zeteo #zeteo @mehdihasan @premthakker #mehdihasan #premthakker #progressive #progressivism #freepalestine #ice #fuckice #racism #fuckracism #uspol #uspolitics #democraticparty #hypocrisy #allpowertothepeople #nopowertothepigs -
When I first got onto social media, I imagined it would be a space where I would speak my mind without inhibition.
in fact, I have not engaged in that uninhibited expression. Some of those inhibitions might well be salutary; I have opinions about all sorts of topics on which I am not that well informed, and on some topics on which I am reasonably well informed, the expression of my opinions might well not contribute to thoughtful discussion but just cause hurt and confusion instead.
On the other hand, I wonder if some of my inhibitions amount to little more than cowardice on my part.
Yet again, I've also wondered whether I should have exercised more restraint in some of my posting. Will I wince with shame or at least embarrassment as I look back at my posting history?
On one topic I do not regret taking a stance which I believe is unpopular on Mastodon, or at least unpopular amongst the Mastodon accounts I see - Israel/ Palestine.
Mastodon seems to me to be largely progressive space. Unfortunately, many here seem to believe that progressive political thinking implies a denial of the right of Israel to exist, in other words antizionism. Sometimes this denial is expressed in ugly and intemperate terms.
I believe that Israel has a right to exist, living alongside an independent Palestine. I believe in the two-state solution to this long and painful conflict. A refusal on the part of progressives to recognize Israel's right to exist has been one amongst many obstacles to peace in the region.
Consequently, I will not be silent about this issue, however difficult the odious policies and pronouncements of the current Israeli government make it for the two-state solution to get a hearing amongst progressives, and however many progressives here think I should be ostracized on account of my Zionist convictions .
#SocialMedia #IsraelPalestine #Mastodon #Progressivism #Zionism #Antizionism #TwoStateSolution
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The Left’s Shameful Hypocrisy in the Government Shutdown: Anti-Worker Politics Disguised as Progressivism
The current government shutdown has exposed something deeply disturbing about the state of so-called progressivism in America. As the federal government teeters on the brink of chaos, there are voices, voices that claim to be on the left, calling for the shutdown to continue. They present it as some kind of moral or political strategy, a way to "punish" the administration or make a political statement. But what they fail—or refuse—to acknowledge is the human cost of this so-called […] -
The Left’s Shameful Hypocrisy in the Government Shutdown: Anti-Worker Politics Disguised as Progressivism
The current government shutdown has exposed something deeply disturbing about the state of so-called progressivism in America. As the federal government teeters on the brink of chaos, there are voices, voices that claim to be on the left, calling for the shutdown to continue. They present it as some kind of moral or political strategy, a way to "punish" the administration or make a political statement. But what they fail—or refuse—to acknowledge is the human cost of this so-called […] -
The Left’s Shameful Hypocrisy in the Government Shutdown: Anti-Worker Politics Disguised as Progressivism
The current government shutdown has exposed something deeply disturbing about the state of so-called progressivism in America. As the federal government teeters on the brink of chaos, there are voices, voices that claim to be on the left, calling for the shutdown to continue. They present it as some kind of moral or political strategy, a way to "punish" the administration or make a political statement. But what they fail—or refuse—to acknowledge is the human cost of this so-called […] -
The Left’s Shameful Hypocrisy in the Government Shutdown: Anti-Worker Politics Disguised as Progressivism
The current government shutdown has exposed something deeply disturbing about the state of so-called progressivism in America. As the federal government teeters on the brink of chaos, there are voices, voices that claim to be on the left, calling for the shutdown to continue. They present it as some kind of moral or political strategy, a way to "punish" the administration or make a political statement. But what they fail—or refuse—to acknowledge is the human cost of this so-called […] -
The Left’s Shameful Hypocrisy in the Government Shutdown: Anti-Worker Politics Disguised as Progressivism
The current government shutdown has exposed something deeply disturbing about the state of so-called progressivism in America. As the federal government teeters on the brink of chaos, there are voices, voices that claim to be on the left, calling for the shutdown to continue. They present it as some kind of moral or political strategy, a way to "punish" the administration or make a political statement. But what they fail—or refuse—to acknowledge is the human cost of this so-called […] -
>>The fastest way to grasp the inherent flaws of a politics rooted in racial and ethnic categorization is to have it weaponized by one’s political enemies.<<
Part of me sympathizes with Thomas Chatterton Williams in his dislike of identity politics. I too would rather see a focus in US progressive politics on tangible gains for all, such as Medicare For All.
Yet TCW does not pay sufficient attention in this column to two drivers of identity politics.
The first is history. Racialized politics existed in North America long before the United States came into existence; read, for example, about the 1675/6 Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia and its aftermath. As a result of this long history of racialized politics, the structures of wealth and power in the USA are racialized too, and the adoption of the "universalist" non-racial policies will not be able to remedy these structural injustices. Recognition of this truth partially explains the "grip" race and identity have on his students and many other Americans beyond the classroom.
The second factor TCW does not address lies in the present. Aside from encounters with explicit racism, the experience of everyday life in the USA of navigating school, work, relationships, consumption, dealings with officialdom, transport , and health care, can be perplexing, frustrating, and frightening, especially for members of minorities who do not enjoy TCW's education and socioeconomic status. For many, in a society filled with traps, scams, exploitation, disinformation, misinformation, and general confusion, answering the questions "Who can I trust? Who gets what's happening to me?" is a must. Race and ethnic identity will almost certainly figure in the answers. One should hardly be surprised if this pattern from everyday life is repeated in politics. For many members of minorities in the USA, racial identity is not a choice of politics but a condition of survival.
I don't know what sort of politics can best address the historical factor of baked in racial inequity, nor do I expect the nonracial policy measures I favour to work a swift miracle of interracial trust. I am not that Brit who thinks that Americans are simply too stupid or benighted to deal with their social and political problems.
Yet I am fairly sure that simply lecturing the young about the virtues of liberal universalism and the vices of identity politics is unlikely to make much headway, however much I might sympathize with the underlying sentiment.
I don't have a solution to the problems of progressive politics in the USA up my sleeve. All I can do is hope for the success of the Sanders/AOC/Mamdani current and protest against the outrages perpetrated by current administration.
#USPolitics #Race #IdentityPolitics #ThomasChattertonWilliams #TCW #Progressivism
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https://forward.com/opinion/734164/zohran-mamdani-israel-brad-lander/
“If we want to win, we can only win together.”
#USPolitics #IsraeliPolitics #IsraelPalestine #ZohranMamdani #BradLander #AymanOdeh #NewYork #Progressivism
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https://forward.com/opinion/734164/zohran-mamdani-israel-brad-lander/
“If we want to win, we can only win together.”
#USPolitics #IsraeliPolitics #IsraelPalestine #ZohranMamdani #BradLander #AymanOdeh #NewYork #Progressivism
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https://forward.com/opinion/734164/zohran-mamdani-israel-brad-lander/
“If we want to win, we can only win together.”
#USPolitics #IsraeliPolitics #IsraelPalestine #ZohranMamdani #BradLander #AymanOdeh #NewYork #Progressivism
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
No man can be a good citizen unless he has a wage more than sufficient to cover the bare cost of living, and hours of labor short enough so that after his day’s work is done he will have time and energy to bear his share in the management of the community, to help in carrying the general load. We keep countless men from being good citizens by the conditions of life with which we surround them.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Speech (1910-08-31), “The New Nationalism,” John Brown Memorial Park dedication, Osawatomie, KansasSourcing, notes: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #citizen #citizenship #community #contributor #costofliving #economicinjustice #goodcitizen #labor #laborconditions #livingwage #nation #participation #poverty #progressivism #society #wages
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Good #Sunday reading #MustShare
May Harris & the #progressive win🙏"The turn to pocketbook #progressivism by both Biden & #Harris has 1 great thinker & political strategist in common, & tt's Sen #ElizabethWarren. Early in Biden’s admin, Warren was a source of both ideas & people. Some of Biden’s best & most effective appointees were part of Warren-world. They incl #RohitChopra, who heads #CFPB, which was Warren’s idea, & #FTC Chair #LinaKhan, who resurrected #antitrust."
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2024-08-16-economics-according-to-harris/ -
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Its #financialApartied.They've been doing it for generations to limit #blackPeople from getting #homeLoans in #WashingtonDC, for example. Now during #COVID the #bankers signal their #progressivism and virtue on every billboard they can find.
We suppose their #liberalValues end when you literally try to liberate people from their #idealogicalControl.
#soCalledLiberalValues #soCalledCivilLiberties #suppression #bigTech #bigFinance #Amazon #bitcoin