Tag: thinking about fascism

Judge who told Pence not to overturn election predicts ‘beginning of end of Trump’

 “What Trump has done is quite arguably the worst crime against the United States that a president could commit.” Martin Pengelly in New York The conservative judge who convinced Mike Pence he could not overturn the 2020 election has predicted “the beginning of the end of Donald Trump” – the former president who incited the January 6 insurrection… Read More Judge who told Pence not to overturn election predicts ‘beginning of end of Trump’

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The Broken Middle

First posted November 01, 2014 The violent events of 1984 signify the breakdown of consensual politics and the ideal of composite Indian nationhood. When communal animosity spreads across society, it corrodes the social conscience and (directly or subliminally) produces a genocidal consensus. In the aftermath of 1984 we also witnessed the decay of a reliable… Read More The Broken Middle

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The Death of Sigmund Freud: Fascism, Psychoanalysis and the Rise of Fundamentalism

First posted February 01, 2019 The Death of Sigmund Freud: Fascism, Psychoanalysis and the Rise of Fundamentalism: by Mark Edmundson Reviewed by  Jonathan Derbyshire What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now, they are content with burning my books. Sigmund Freud, on the burning of his books by the… Read More The Death of Sigmund Freud: Fascism, Psychoanalysis and the Rise of Fundamentalism

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January 20, 1948. Mahatma Gandhi’s speech at his prayer meeting, where an attempt was made on his life

First posted January 19, 2018 NEW DELHI, January 20, 1948: Source: CWMG, Vol 90, pp 464-467 Link to Gandhi Heritage Portal Gandhiji was carried in a chair to the prayer meeting. As the microphone was not working and Gandhiji’s voice was feeble the substance of his speech was repeated aloud by Sushila Nayyar. BROTHERS AND SISTERS,The… Read More January 20, 1948. Mahatma Gandhi’s speech at his prayer meeting, where an attempt was made on his life

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People’s Union for Civil Liberties calls on Indian citizens to resist the government’s attacks on judicial independence

Resist the Executive’s Attempt to Discredit & Undermine Independence of the Judiciary Founder: Jayaprakash Narayan; Founding President: V M Tarkunde General Secretary: Dr. V. SureshE.mail: puclnat@gmail.com & pucl.natgensec@gmail.com As the Modi government reaches the final stretch of its second five-year term, one can see the beginnings of its new priorities. The drumbeats against the judiciary, the lone institution which… Read More People’s Union for Civil Liberties calls on Indian citizens to resist the government’s attacks on judicial independence

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Israeli Opposition Warns of “Civil War,” “End of Democracy” as 80,000 Rally against Netanyahu

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Palestinian newspaper Amad reports that tens of thousands of Israelis took part on Saturday evening in demonstrations in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa protesting the new Israeli government, headed by Binyamin Netanyahu. The Hebrew press reported a massive police presence at these sites. The Israeli center-right is finding out what Palestinians… Read More Israeli Opposition Warns of “Civil War,” “End of Democracy” as 80,000 Rally against Netanyahu

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Two Popes: Mohan Bhagwat’s feeble attempts to reassert himself

Bharat Bhushan Bhagwat claims that the ‘1000-year war’ against ‘foreign aggressions’ has now been transformed into a war with the “enemy within’ It is a measure of the marginalisation of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) under the Narendra Modi regime that its head Mohan Bhagwat is compelled to symbolically reassert his authority time and again. His latest… Read More Two Popes: Mohan Bhagwat’s feeble attempts to reassert himself

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Brazil: A dangerous cocktail of violence and lies

Philipp Lichterbeck Repairing the physical damage following the rampage of the Bolsonarist fanatics will likely cost millions, which will have to come from Brazil’s taxpayers. The harm done to Brazil’s democracy and to the country’s collective psyche, however, is far greater. A fanatical and violent minority went on a rampage in the capital, Brasilia, on camera. While the… Read More Brazil: A dangerous cocktail of violence and lies

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