Drones really change the calculus

Civil liberties are definitely something that have to be continuously fought for. You’re right that there are a lot of elements that would love to see many go away. Abortion is only the start.

• Limited political pluralism, realized with constraints on the legislature, political parties and interest groups.
• Political legitimacy based upon appeals to emotion and identification of the regime as a necessary evil to combat “easily recognizable societal problems, such as underdevelopment or insurgency”.
• Minimal political mobilization, and suppression of anti-regime activities.
• Ill-defined executive powers, often vague and shifting, which extends the power of the executive.

He wrote this in the 1960’s, mainly in reference to Spanish Fascism but not exclusively.

I think Juan Linz created a decent criteria. It’s useful as a descriptor of how much personal liberty a person residing in a particular state can assert and how easily a person can petition their government without fear of reprisal.

It’s a square-rectangle situation in my view. All fascists are authoritarian bit not all authoritarians are fascist

It’s also a strength. Places where you can’t criticize things is how you end up with a the emperor has no clothes situation where harm gets perpetuated just because there isn’t psychological safety for people to feel comfortable to speak out.

Stop shilling your game in places that aren’t meant for it

Giving me Prigozhin vibes

Awww

I would like this play doh sculpture of Baphomet I made displayed in all kindergarten classes, too. To refuse would violate my first amendment rights!

Yet another reason why credit unions are better.

What would you say if I characterized the third reich as authoritarian? Would that make me a Holocaust trivializer?

I am questioning why I’ve never seen this video dispite the fact that I’ve listened to this song countless times.

It’s not mandatory but yeah. Some dumb fuck teachers and administrators have tried to make it mandatory but the courts never agree with them. It’s a weird Cold War relic I wish would just go away.

Probably won’t fix things, I agree. I just don’t see any good options. I feel terrible for Haiti, they’ve deserved better for as long as they have been a state.

Shit like this is why the kneeling protests in the states never bothered me. I’m proud to live in a country with freedom of expression. This kind of forced nationalism is a cancer

I haven’t seen any alternative to this action other than allowing the warlords that are mustering power to run rampant. The most notable of them is a guy known as Barbecue for setting people on fire. I’ve looked into them and I haven’t found a set of political aims from any of these groups; they don’t strike me as revolutionaries

Pyramid Shed

HERES A GUY

They’re gonna call this pile of shit idea A.I. Michaels and act all smug about it, aren’t they?